Broadly defined, medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional’s negligence causes unnecessary harm to a patient. The medical complications that result from malpractice can range in severity from minor injuries to death. There are also a variety of situations that qualify as medical malpractice, including:
Misdiagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, or Failure to Treat
- Diagnosing a patient with a condition they don’t have
- Failing to diagnose a patient with a condition they do have
- Allowing the patient to get worse before giving a proper diagnosis
- Poorly assessing a patient for health conditions
- Providing improper or inadequate treatment or follow-up treatment
Medication Errors
- Prescribing an incorrect medication or dosage
- Failing to prescribe a needed medication
- Administering medication at the wrong time
- Failing to monitor patients that are taking medication
- Failing to identify adverse drug interactions or existing medical allergies
Surgical Errors
- Performing an incorrect or unnecessary procedure
- Administering the wrong dose of anesthesia
- Providing poor post-surgical care
- Damaging nearby organs or tissues during surgery
- Failing to prevent an infection in post-surgical care
Birth Errors
- Making an error that unnecessarily harms the mother or newborn
- Bruising or lacerating the newborn during delivery
- Failing to prevent or treat newborns with insufficient oxygen
- Performing an unnecessary Cesarean section
- Causing a brain injury or cerebral palsy in a newborn
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