When you hear the term medical malpractice, you probably envision a surgeon making a harmful mistake during a procedure. However, medical malpractice applies to other fields of health care as well. For example, if your dentist causes you harm, he or she is also...
Medical Malpractice
Communication is key to wrong site, procedure and patient errors
Most individuals haven’t heard of the “never events'' concept until one of these unfortunate situations happens to them. This terminology refers to instances in which a medical provider performs the wrong procedure or does surgery on the wrong body part or patient....
Doctors owe a duty to prevent adverse drug effects
Physicians prescribing medications owe a duty of care to monitor their patients for adverse drug effects. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion notes that certain medications may result in preventable injuries. The harm could come from diagnostic...
The four elements of a medical malpractice case
The John Hopkins University estimates that around 250,000 people die each year due to medical practitioners’ or facilities' mistakes. It means medical errors are responsible for more Americans' deaths than any other single cause except heart disease and cancer. For...
Surviving sepsis may not be the end of your problems
Getting sepsis while in a hospital can have serious consequences. If it develops into severe sepsis, you have about a one in three chance of dying. If you survive, there is a high chance you will suffer long-term consequences. What is sepsis? When you get an...
What are some complications sinus surgery patients face?
Like any other operation, many dangers come with someone undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery. Some of the more common ones associated with this procedure include blood loss, spinal fluid leaks, a loss of acuity of your senses and visual problems. While some of these...
Why patients sue their dentists
When patients think about medical procedures that have poor outcomes, they often think about surgical ones that happen in a hospital. The truth is that things can just as quickly go wrong in your dentist's chair as well. A 2015 U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics report...
What are some of the most dangerous medical procedures?
Any medical procedure can have unexpected complications. However, some medical procedures are riskier than others. One of the more risky procedures is gastric bypass surgery. Patients often undergo this operation in hopes that it will aid in their struggle with...
Are doctors to blame for drug interactions?
Drug interactions can be hazardous to your health and even result in your death. It's a doctor's responsibility to take a complete and thorough medical history to avoid you taking a potentially deadly combination of drugs. Individual drugs by themselves may be...
What’s the reason pediatricians are often sued for malpractice?
Doctors and other medical providers make mistakes virtually every day when treating patients. While many of the errors that they make are unavoidable, countless others are entirely preventable. When it comes to the practice of pediatrics, diagnostic errors are the...