Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider, such as a doctor or hospital, fails to follow accepted medical practices. If a physician was careless, lacked proper skills or fell below the standard of care, resulting in injury to a patient, then the health care provider is liable for the damages caused by that care. Hospitals can also be held liable for the negligence of their employees, including staff nurses and technicians.
Medical malpractice often results from a medical professional’s failure to promptly and accurately diagnose a patient’s condition. In some cases, the physician properly diagnoses the condition, but fails to timely treat the condition, causing the patient’s condition to become worse or even fatal. Medical malpractice includes claims against any health care professional, including doctors, chiropractors, pharmacists, dentists, therapists, nurses, etc. Injuries resulting from drug and prescription must also be considered.
Any person who has suffered damages as a result of medical malpractice has the legal right to seek monetary damages for their losses and suffering. Because of the extreme difficult of handling medical malpractice cases, it is important to retain the professional services of a qualified and experienced medical malpractice attorney.
Some examples of medical malpractice include:
- Failing to diagnose a condition in time to treat it properly
- Failing to order necessary and appropriate medical tests
- Failing to refer a case to a medical specialist
- Prescribing incorrect medication or incorrect doses
- Delay in diagnosing cancer
- Incorrect diagnosis resulting in a failure to treat a medical condition
- Failing to properly administer anesthesia
- Emergency room negligence
- Dental Malpractice
- Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice
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