Clinical Negligence
When clinical negligence has resulted in the injury
or worsened condition of a patient, the patient has legal rights.
While most care administered by healthcare professionals is at the
highest level, some negligent acts can result in serious injury
or death. Despite the intentions of the healthcare professional,
clinical negligence allows patients to recover damages for the injuries
and reduced level of care received. Even the smallest instance of
clinical negligence can have grave results because the nature of
the profession itself as well as any conditions in the patient.
If you would like to confer with a lawyer regarding an instance
of clinical negligence, please contact
us.
Clinical negligence law can be very complicated
and time consuming, but with the proper lawyer the process and result
will be successful. It has been found that the majority of clinical
negligence instances are unknown to the patient, but patients must
understand their legal rights and options. Proving clinical negligence
occurred can also be a very costly process, requiring many resources,
but lawyers that specialize in clinical negligence claims understand
how to be successful while having access to many resources that
will aide the case.
In most clinical negligence cases evidence will
be found within medical records that will be obtained in the beginning
of the investigation. Your clinical negligence attorney will need
to understand your entire medical history leading up to the clinical
negligence claim to better be able to identify the negligence during
investigation. Clinical negligence attorneys have a specialized
knowledge of this area of law that is unique due to the complexities
of legal and medical aspects.
It is not enough to have a lawyer show evidence
of clinical negligence occurring to collect compensation for the
damages sustained, but a medical expert must also be able to review
the evidence and conclude independently that negligence was present.
Clinical negligence cases often heavily rely on this expert evidence.
Every patient has assumed that their treatment was the highest degree
of care possible and laws on clinical negligence were created to
allow patients to take legal action when this has not occurred.
In the instance that you suspect clinical negligence has occurred
it is in your best interests to consult an attorney to make sure
your legal rights are being upheld.
Information on Medical Malpractice
| Medical
Malpractice Lawsuit |
Brain
Trauma |
Medical
Mistakes |
| There are statutes of limitations
on filing a medical malpractice lawsuit so waiting to do so
may disqualify the injured individual from receiving the proper
compensation. |
Brain injuries as the result of
a medical malpractice can occur from injury, infection, or a
lack of oxygen. |
Medical mistakes do not just include
what a healthcare professional does wrong, but it also includes
what the healthcare professional failed to do at all. |
| Neglect |
Erbs
Palsy |
Medical
Negligence |
| Malpractice, such as neglect, can
be difficult because of the legal and medical expertise needed,
making the attorney retained so important. |
While not every instance of Erbs
Palsy is preventable, certain instances are. Failing to recognize
certain indicators and signs can be considered negligence and
the results can be life-long conditions like Erbs Palsy.
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Medical negligence is patient care
that falls below the standards established by law to protect
patients from injury. Any healthcare professional that has departed
from the conduct expected can be held responsible. |
| Accidental
Death |
Hospital
Negligence |
Birth
Injuries |
| In the event that an accidental
death does occur when under the care of a healthcare professional,
the family of that victim is legally entitled to recover damages. |
Hospital negligence is any type
of medical malpractice that has taken place during a hospital
visit. |
Many cases of birth injuries are
due to a lack of oxygen that can many times be indicated with
the proper care and monitoring. |
| Surgical
Mistakes |
Clinical
Negligence |
Prescription
Error |
| Surgical mistakes such as operating
at the wrong site, performing the wrong procedure, and even
the wrong person have left patient doubting the healthcare profession.
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Despite the intentions of the healthcare
professional, clinical negligence allows patients to recover
damages for the injuries and reduced level of care received.
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Prescription errors are normally
due to the wrong dose administered. The majority of prescription
errors result in a death or serious illness. |
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