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Common Ways Nurses Commit Malpractice If 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. -
How Filing a Medical Malpractice Case Works in Virginia 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. -
Reasons to Hire a Lawyer for Your Medical Malpractice Case Do 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. -
Blood Transfusions and Medical Malpractice Claims Getting a blood transfusion can cause serious problems if a medical professional committed malpractice. Learn common ways mistakes are made. -
When Klumpke’s Palsy Is Medical Malpractice 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. -
What You Need to Know About the Nursing Home Bill of Rights The nursing home bill of rights, which stems from a 1987 law, helps to protect residents from neglect, verbal and physical abuse, and inadequate treatment. -
A Look at Informed Consent and Medical Malpractice Poor descriptions of treatment, omitting information about risks, and using confusing medical jargon with patients can all lead to lack of informed consent. -
Worker Fatigue Can Be a Critical Factor in Medical Errors Hospital understaffing, sickness, or lack of sleep can lead to exhaustion among healthcare professionals. Learn how this fatigue can lead to medical malpractice. -
Medical Mistakes Can Cause Hospital-Acquired Infections Insufficient communication, hospital cleanliness, and failure to follow protocol can lead to serious consequences—including sepsis and staph infections. -
Adverse Drug Events Can Lead to Injury and Lawsuits Medication errors made by medical professionals include prescribing the wrong medication, giving the wrong dose, and failing to account for patient allergies. -
Discharge Errors May Mean Medical Malpractice Discharge errors can occur when medical staff and hospitals fail to ensure a patient’s readiness to leave. A mistake could lead to medical malpractice. -
Medical Errors During Post-Operative Healing When medical staff fail to monitor a post-op patient for signs of infection, healthy vital signs, and appropriate drug administration, malpractice could result. -
How Airway Management Errors Can End in Medical Malpractice Doctor mistakes during intubation, extubation, and clearing airways can result in temporary or permanent brain damage, esophageal injury, and mouth trauma. -
How Surgical Errors Lead to Medical Malpractice Surgical errors, such as anesthesia issues and neglect, are preventable. Learn more here about how an experienced attorney can help prove medical malpractice. -
Treatment Errors Can Lead to Injury and Malpractice Suits Patients can become injury victims if medical staff assign the wrong treatment, use an outdated treatment, or fail to execute the treatment properly. -
When Providers Improperly Handle Abnormal Test Results Injured 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. -
15 Major Sources of Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice occurs when healthcare professionals fail to meet a certain standard of care. When this happens, you may be entitled to fair compensation. -
Are You a Victim of Patient Abandonment? Did 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. -
Dangerous Anesthesia Errors Occur Far Too Often Anesthesia 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. -
Doctors and Nurses Hurt Patients Through Failure to Monitor Too 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.