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We entrust doctors, nurses, and hospitals with our lives, and if one negligent mistake is made, it can be life-changing. When things go wrong during medical treatment, it can result in serious injuries or worse, the death of a loved one. When a patient is needlessly injured by a preventable error, the medical provider must be held accountable.
Our experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Loughlin FitzGerald, P.C. can help by thoroughly investigating your case, gathering the necessary evidence, and building a strong claim to hold the responsible parties accountable. If an incident of medical malpractice has caused serious harm to you or a loved one, contact a Meriden personal injury lawyer.
This includes a failure to diagnose and delayed diagnosis. When a patient does not receive the proper medical care for their condition, it can become worse and eventually lead to death.
Preventable surgical errors include operating on the wrong-site or wrong patient, leaving tools inside of a patient, anesthesia errors, and more. These mistakes often result from negligence or failure to follow proper procedures, leading to significant harm.
When a physician deviates from the standard of care in the treatment of a patient’s disease or injury, which may result in illness or further injury. This can be done by failing to or prescribing the wrong treatment, such as medication, radiation treatments, physical therapy, etc.
Labor and delivery medical negligence poses a large risk to both the baby and mother. A medical professional may fail to perform prenatal tests, inaccurately monitor pregnancy or delivery, and cause birth injuries.
Patients can become sick, injured, or even die if a healthcare provider prescribes the wrong medication or incorrect dosage.
A significant part of a physician’s job is to monitor their patients for signs of complications. Especially when a patient is under anesthesia, in labor, undergoing surgery, or receiving some other medical treatment. Failure to do so can result in missed warning signs, such as irregular vital signs, which could lead to serious harm like brain damage or organ failure.
Other types of errors include inadequate documentation of a patient’s medical history, failure to follow up, poor record-keeping, and miscommunication or lack thereof between medical team members. There are too many types of preventable medical errors to name them all, but any one of them can result in serious injury or death of a patient.
The most common causes of medical malpractice include:
In general, it is rare that healthcare professionals would intentionally attempt to harm their patients. Rather, medical malpractice or negligence usually happens because of carelessness or human error. With the help of a medical malpractice attorney, you can begin the process of identifying and holding negligent parties accountable for the harm they cause.
The following four factors must exist in order for a patient to pursue damages in a medical malpractice claim:
The patient must first prove that the healthcare provider in question had a duty to act in adherence to the standard of care level for a provider with their skill and training. The medical professional must have been under obligation to act on behalf of the victim, or else the case is not viable.
The patient must be able to establish that the healthcare provider breached their duty and received negligent care. This can be done with the combined efforts of expert witnesses and an experienced medical malpractice attorney.
This will require the patient showing that the negligent care was the direct cause of their injury.
Lastly, the patient must have suffered financial losses as a result of the negligent care. This can include medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc.
Each one of these factors is critical to a case’s successful outcome. Medical professionals and hospitals often use a patient’s signed consent forms as a defense, which are given prior to administering treatment. However, these consent forms do not grant permission for acts of negligence, and hospitals can still be held accountable for failing to meet the proper standard of care.
If you have been a victim of medical malpractice, it is crucial to seek experienced legal representation as soon as possible.
The legal team at Loughlin FitzGerald, P.C. is ready to help you navigate the complexities of your case and hold negligent healthcare providers accountable for their actions. We offer free, no-obligation case evaluations to discuss your legal rights and potential options for recovery.
Our law firm has a proven track record of fighting for clients who have suffered due to medical errors.We offer free case evaluations to discuss your legal rights. Fill out our contact form online or call (203) 265-2035.