MEDICAL MALPRACTICE:
Doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other medical providers can be held liable for injuries and fatalities that occur when standard treatment protocols are not followed. When patients present certain symptoms, certain diagnostic tests should be run or a regime of treatment should be initiated. When doctors, nurses or radiologists ignore symptoms or fail to conduct follow-up testing, they may be guilty of negligence. Some representative medical negligence claims are:
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Misdiagnoses
Misdiagnoses•Heart attack
Heart attack•Stroke
Stroke•Meningitis
Meningitis•Birth injuries
Birth injuries•Shoulder dystocia
Shoulder dystocia•Erb’s Palsy/Cerebral Palsy
Erb’s Palsy/Cerebral Palsy•Abrupted placenta
Abrupted placenta•Fetal acidosis
Fetal acidosis•Surgical errors
Surgical errors•Missed cancer diagnosis
Missed cancer diagnosis•Prescription errors
Prescription errors•Radiological errors
Radiological errors•Patient falls
Patient falls•Dropping Patients
Dropping Patients