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Firefighting hazards and workman’s comp

Civil Law, Workman's CompBy Tara Godoy

Firefighters run into burning buildings. Many people think this is the reason that their jobs are considered hazardous. But that’s not actually the only hazard they face, and on-the-job accidents are not the number one…

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Mimics for Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Mimics for Failure to Thrive include non-organic causes, such as improperly educated parents; and organic causes, such as medical conditions that impede the body’s ability to utilize nutrients.

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Diagnosing Failure to Thrive

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Weight alone is not the sole factor in diagnosing failure to thrive. As the definitions in this blog post indicate, it is “growth parameters” that are recorded, not just the weight. It is the weight…

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Symptoms of Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Symptoms of malnourishment are weight loss, stagnancy in weight gain, growth retardation, seizures, and developmental delays.

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Differentiating Failure to Thrive From Malnourishment

Criminal Law, Failure to ThriveBy Tara Godoy

Defining Malnourishment and Failure to Thrive: Malnourishment is an issue of supply versus demand of nutrients. Failure to thrive is the failure to grow appropriately according to the standard growth patterns of similarly aged children.…

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New Year, New Name!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

As 2013 draws to a close, we are proud to announce five years of successful service to our clients and industry professionals. It has been a pleasure to offer thorough, professional and unbiased analysis and…

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Trauma In Pregnancy

Blunt Force Trauma, Criminal Law, Labor & DeliveryBy Tara Godoy

Trauma is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States. Motor vehicle crashes are the most frequent, followed by violence and assault. A study done in Maryland found that between 1993 and…

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Newsletter and webinars

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

I haven’t blogged about my newsletters in awhile so I wanted to make sure that everyone realizes that we have two newsletters that we email out monthly.

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Bath Salts – What’s the Buzz?

Criminal LawBy Tara Godoy

In 2012, poison centers took over 2500 calls regarding bath salts.

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Tara has been Accepted as a Speaker for IAFN Scientific Assembly 2013!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

I am very excited to share that I received notification that my presentation on Abusive Head Trauma has been accepted for the 2013 IAFN Scientific Assembly in Anaheim, CA. It is an honor to be…

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Liposuction – Is It Really Worth the Risk?

Civil Law, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

Any surgery carries risk of death, no matter how “routine” the procedure. Any time you submit your body to trauma you run the risk of your body being incapable of handling the additional stress that…

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Childhood Strokes

Civil Law, PediatricsBy Tara Godoy

I want to take a few minutes just to raise awareness of the possibility of strokes occuring at any age. Strokes in the elderly is widely recognized and there has been a lot of community…

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