Medical Malpractice

Even with advancements in “painless” dentistry, many people still fear getting into the dentist’s chair. An even greater fear: holding dental professionals accountable when the pain doesn’t go away, chewing remains difficult, or an oral cancer diagnosis is missed.

Suffering injuries at the hands of a medical professional can be a difficult thing to comprehend. After all, you sought their help to treat or cure an injury or illness. Depending on the circumstances of your case, you may be the victim of medical malpractice or medical battery.

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and medical technicians are among the professionals that people trust the most. Most health care providers and pharmacists make every effort to help their patients and customers. But, despite their efforts, every year about 1.5 million people are injured due to medication errors. The tragedy is that nearly half of the medication errors are preventable. Many of these errors are fatal. In fact, medical errors are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer.

Because errors made on the operating table can have life-altering consequences for patients, surgeons and health care professionals whose negligence injures or kills a patient can be sued for medical malpractice. If you or a loved one has been injured because of a surgeon’s mistake, consider contacting a medical malpractice attorney in your area.

The scores from the 1-minute test determine how well the baby tolerated childbirth, and the 5-minute score is meant to give insight into how the baby is doing outside of the womb. While the Apgar test is one way of measuring an infant’s health after childbirth, parents should remember when they hear these numbers that the Apgar test is not the only health assessment of a child, nor does it predict the long-term health of a child.

Medical malpractice is often referred to as medical negligence. Whatever you call it, you may have a claim if the care provided by a healthcare professional or facility failed to follow the acceptable standard and the patient suffered an injury or got worse.