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Top Causes of Nurses’ Medical Malpractice ClaimsIf you suffered injuries from medical care that you received, it may be due to a nurse’s medical malpractice. Learn common ways that nurses are negligent.
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How Does Resolution of a Medical Malpractice Claim Work?If you must file a medical malpractice claim, you need to understand how these claims work. Here, we discuss key steps in a medical malpractice case.
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Why You Need an Attorney When Filing a Medical Malpractice ClaimDo you need an attorney in your medical malpractice case? Learn why retaining a lawyer is essential if you want to obtain the damages that you deserve.
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Common Blood Transfusion Errors That Constitute Medical MalpracticeGetting a blood transfusion can cause serious problems if a medical professional committed malpractice. Learn common ways mistakes are made.
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Do You Have a Medical Malpractice Claim for Your Baby’s Klumpke’s Palsy?If your baby developed Klumpke’s palsy during his birth, it may have been caused by your doctor’s medical malpractice. Learn what constitutes malpractice here.
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Virginia Nursing Home Patients Possess Specific RightsThe nursing home bill of rights, which stems from a 1987 law, helps to protect residents from neglect, verbal and physical abuse, and inadequate treatment.
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Obtaining Informed Consent Isn’t Just Considerate, It’s the LawPoor descriptions of treatment, omitting information about risks, and using confusing medical jargon with patients can all lead to lack of informed consent.
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Healthcare Worker Fatigue and the Risk of Medical MalpracticeHospital understaffing, sickness, or lack of sleep can lead to exhaustion among healthcare professionals. Learn how this fatigue can lead to medical malpractice.
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A Hospital-Acquired Infection Could Be the Result of Medical MalpracticeInsufficient communication, hospital cleanliness, and failure to follow protocol can lead to serious consequences—including sepsis and staph infections.
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When Medication Errors Lead to Medical MalpracticeMedication errors made by medical professionals include prescribing the wrong medication, giving the wrong dose, and failing to account for patient allergies.
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Hospital Discharge Errors Can Be Life-ThreateningDischarge errors can occur when medical staff and hospitals fail to ensure a patient’s readiness to leave. A mistake could lead to medical malpractice.
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When Post-Operative Errors Result in Medical MalpracticeWhen medical staff fail to monitor a post-op patient for signs of infection, healthy vital signs, and appropriate drug administration, malpractice could result.
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Common Airway Management ErrorsDoctor mistakes during intubation, extubation, and clearing airways can result in temporary or permanent brain damage, esophageal injury, and mouth trauma.
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Common Surgical Errors Can Be Medical MalpracticeSurgical errors, such as anesthesia issues and neglect, are preventable. Learn more here about how an experienced attorney can help prove medical malpractice.
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Medical Staff Members Injure Patients Through Treatment ErrorsPatients can become injury victims if medical staff assign the wrong treatment, use an outdated treatment, or fail to execute the treatment properly.
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How Mishandling Abnormal Test Results Could Lead to Medical MalpracticeInjured patients could be eligible for compensation if a healthcare agent failed to inform them of abnormal test results or did not follow up on a report.
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The 15 Most Common Causes of Medical MalpracticeMedical malpractice occurs when healthcare professionals fail to meet a certain standard of care. When this happens, you may be entitled to fair compensation.
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Did Your Doctor Desert You? How You Could be the Victim of Patient AbandonmentDid your doctor or someone on a medical team that was caring for you stop treatment, which resulted in harm? If so, you may be a victim of patient abandonment.
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Sleeping on the Job: The Most Common and Dangerous Anesthesia ErrorsAnesthesia errors can cause damaging effects that can last a lifetime. Find out why they happen and what you can do to be compensated for your injuries here.
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There’s No Excuse for Medical Malpractice Incurred Through Failure to MonitorToo many patients are harmed or killed each year because of a doctor’s or nurse’s failure to monitor. If this happened to you or a loved one, you have rights.