A medical malpractice case involves injuries arising from the care or treatment rendered by a medical provider. Medical providers include physicians, nurses, hospitals, psychologists, x-ray technicians and a variety of other medical professionals. There are many different kinds of medical malpractice, but some examples are: birth injuries, dispensing the wrong medicine or the wrong dose of medicine; improper reading of x-rays; transfusion errors; the misdiagnosis of a life-threatening condition; surgery on the wrong limb; accidents during surgery; infections related to treatment; birth trauma; preventable suicide; restraint-related injuries; burns, falls and pressure ulcers. If you believe you've been the victim of a medical mistake, you should contact an attorney with experience in medical malpractice to evaluate and handle your case as quickly as possible. There are complicated and stringent statutes of limitations for medical malpractice cases that limit the amount of time an injured individual has to file a lawsuit.
Representative Medical Malpractice Cases
Birth Injuries
Medical care professionals handle appropriately most births and deliveries; medical negligence, however, can occur. Sometimes physicians, midwives or obstetrical nurses fail to diagnose or properly treat various conditions that arise during pregnancy. Negligent injuries during child birth may constitute medical malpractice. A protracted labor and delivery process, despite signs and symptoms or fetal distress, may result in birth injuries. If a necessary cesarean section delivery is delayed, the lack of oxygen reaching the child may result in injury or death. Deprivation of oxygen any time during the labor and/or delivery process may result in permanent serious injury.
Inappropriate medical treatment may result in the following injuries:
The emotional and financial cost to a victim of malpractice during childbirth can be catastrophic. There are complicated and stringent statutes of limitations for medical malpractice cases limit the amount of time an injured individual has to file a lawsuit.
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