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Wrong-site surgeries represent a preventable category of medical malpractice. They can also have serious consequences for patients. These occurrences happen when a surgeon performs a procedure on the wrong part of the body or even the wrong patient. Such incidents can...
It’s the responsibility of medical professionals, such as doctors and nurses, to do their utmost duty when evaluating and treating patients. When a patient sees their doctor because of a medical issue, they expect to find the cause of the problem and be given...
Going to the emergency room is scary and possibly the beginning of the worst time of your life. And, once you get there, the fear is then added to stress and the chaos of an ER. After all, ERs are often understaffed, almost always overcrowded and hospitals are under...
The word “cancer” already causes great discomfort to anyone. Imagine patients who have been told they don’t have it but really do and have it when they really don’t. There are different ways a medical professional can misdiagnose a patient with cancer. Failure to...
As their name suggests, emergency rooms (ER) are meant to provide urgent care to patients. Accordingly, hospitals must ensure enough trained staff and proper facilities in their emergency rooms to offer that urgent care effectively. Failure to do so can result in...
Pregnancy and childbirth are prone to complications, potentially endangering the lives of the mother and the baby. Ideally, a mother can access quality health care immediately after learning about their pregnancy to address any health issues affecting their condition....
Never events are medical errors that are so egregious that they should never occur under any circumstances. Despite their classification as "never" events, these errors do happen within the medical field. When they do occur, they often have serious consequences for...
The birth of a child is one of the most exciting moments in their parents’ lives. While a natural vaginal birth is healthier for the mother and child, unexpected medical complications can arise. An emergency cesarean section or C-section may be medically necessary,...
No matter how crowded and hectic emergency rooms can get, all medical attendants in the area must act with reasonable care and within the medical standards. Otherwise, emergencies that medical professionals could have adequately addressed may turn into more critical...
Misdiagnosis is an unfortunate result that you might experience if your doctor is negligent in examining your condition, hasty in diagnosing the issue or guilty of miscommunication at any point in the process. This negligence is a form of medical malpractice that can...