What is medical malpractice?
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Medical malpractice results in some of the most serious injuries. Medical malpractice occurs when your doctor's or nurse's actions or inactions cause you harm.
When you go to the doctor or a specialist, you expect to be taken care of the right way. We often trust the professionals because they know better. What happens when that trust was misplaced? If a physician or medical professional didn't protect, heal, or treat you correctly, there may be grounds for a medical malpractice suit. |
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Medical malpractice is dependent on the legal term, "standard of care."
Every doctor or nurse is required to use the standard of care that is agreed upon by the medical community in the same geographical area. The medical procedure or the failure to schedule a procedure that caused the injury will be measured against other doctors or nurses in the area.
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or nurse deviates or doesn't follow the acceptable standard of care and the failure to follow the standard of care causes injury. Medical malpractice covers a broad range of injuries including:
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or nurse deviates or doesn't follow the acceptable standard of care and the failure to follow the standard of care causes injury. Medical malpractice covers a broad range of injuries including:
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1. A doctor amputating the wrong limb;
2. A doctor leaving an instrument inside patient during a surgery; 3. A doctor misdiagnosing a patient or failing a diagnosis a condition; or 4. A nurse giving a patient the wrong medication or the wrong amount of a medication. Any of these could result in a claim for medical malpractice, and medical malpractice is not limited to the above. |
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Sometimes, it is immediately clear that medical malpractice has occurred; however, it is oftentimes less obvious and requires an experienced medical malpractice attorney.
Generally, medical malpractice claims must be started within two years of the discovery of the injury.
Generally, medical malpractice claims must be started within two years of the discovery of the injury.
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