01. Wrongful Death due to Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death is defined as the death of an individual as a direct result of the negligence of another individual, company, or entity. Elements of Wrongful death suits involve the cause of death, who is strictly liable for the death, and who can claim the wrongful death. Wrongful death claims are usually sought after by relatives, siblings, or members of the decedent’s estate who have lost a considerable amount of money (wrongful death damages) due to the wrongful death of the decedent.
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02. Prescription Drug Malpractice Errors
Many times prescriptions are filled and abusive nature or side effects are not explained clearly to the drug taker. The taker may have been prescribed accidentally the wrong medicine. If negligence has occurred at the pharmacy or doctors office a severe injury may occur.
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03. Surgical Errors, Mistakes and Wrong Site Surgery
Every time a person has to undergo a surgical operation there are risks of medical and surgical malpractice. One form this kind of medical malpractice can take is in surgical errors. Surgical errors may range from consequences stemming from pre-operative care to perforations of internal organs by a surgical utensil during the performance of surgical procedures.
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04. Birth Injury
During the process of childbirth an infant may suffer a physical injury or deformity that is directly related to the result of being born. Through the course of delivery, a baby can experience calamities that should not be associated with the joyous act of giving birth to a child. These calamities may result in serious developmental issues for the baby and may even result in a casualty.
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05. Gastric Bypass Malpractice
Obesity is a major social issue with ramifications in the medical profession. Morbidly obese is defined as an obese individual whose health and livelihood is in peril.
Gastric-Bypass surgery is an intrusive surgical operation involving the stapling of or rerouting of the stomach and intestines. As a result, food and nutrition bypass the usual physiological route that food travels through the body. This surgical procedure is not recommended for everyone that is overweight. You must be over one hundred pounds overweight and have gone through several other weight-loss procedures.
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06. HMO Managed Care
Has this happened to you? Your hospital doctor tells or writes you the name of the correct medication you should take to help your condition. Then your HMO doctor switches to a similar type or generic version of the same type or idea of medication. You suffer from more problems allergy or severe adverse problems or your condition gets worse.
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07. Medication Malpractice
Before a doctor prescribes a pharmaceutical to a patient, he or she is duty-bound to tell the patient of the drug's risks, so that the patient is capable of making an informed decision in determining whether or not to take the drug. If a doctor fails in his or her duty to relay the manufacturer's warning to you the patient, the doctor will usually be responsible, not the drug manufacturer.
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08. Medication Errors
Medication errors are a violation of the trust a patient puts not only on the doctor but the entire medical profession. The medical profession is filled with outstanding doctors that put forth a high standard in treating patients, prescribing medication, and following up with their patients. But sometimes the wrong medication or the wrong dosage of a medication is prescribed either due to an erroneous diagnosis or negligence by the doctor, hospital staff, or pharmacy.
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09. Dental Malpractice
Any kind of negligence or poor quality of dental care performed by a dentist or dental professional can be defined as dental malpractice. The standard quality of care in the dental profession is very high and should be commended for its willingness to improve upon its methodology. But negligence and malpractice occur in the dental profession as well as in other parts of the healthcare profession.
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10. Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery is any surgical procedure performed for the purposes of appearance. Reconstructive surgery is a form of cosmetic surger. This is one example of how cosmetic surgery is not only superficial and beautifying. It fills the purpose of allowing those whom have disfigured portions of their body to regain their self-esteem by undergoing cosmetic procedures.
Cosmetic surgery malpractice is a common occurrence when ill-equipped medical practitioners, like doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals carry out such relatively simple cosmetic procedures like botox injections and forehead lifts. Negligence of this kind is criminal. It can happen to anyone. Do not let medical professionals abuse the medical profession by executing faulty and negligent cosmetic surgery.
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11. Breast Implants
Breast Implants are defined as a category of cosmetic surgery. This means the reason implants are surgically implemented in a woman's chest is for cosmetic purposes. Breast implants are designed for cosmetic treatments, such as augmentation and reconstruction.
Many women choose to undergo the surgical procedure due to psychological issues of low self-esteem. But many women also receive breast implants due to accidental scarring or as a result of a mastectomy, or excision of the breast.
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12. Emergency Room Errors
Emergency Rooms, or ER's, at hospitals all over the country are the most stressful worksites in the healthcare profession. The standard of care in United States hospitals is high quality. Doctors, nurses, surgeons, and all other healthcare professionals take pride in this. But the fact remains that malpractice occurs in the medical profession. And today's hospitals may need improvement to meet the demands of tomorrow.
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13. Medical or Doctor Misdiagnosis
Medical Misdiagnosis is a serious risk every time you go to the hospital. Medical treatment does not come with the guarantee that everything will be handled at one hundred percent capacity. Doctors, nurses, surgeons, and all other kinds of medical professionals have a standard quality of care. But sometimes this standard is subverted and the patient suffers.
Medical malpractice is a serious offense to the standard of health care in this country. When you go to the hospital, the last thing on your mind is the doctor making a mistake. Although infrequent, this happens. And sometimes the medical professionals negligently misdiagnose a patient. This can result in giving a patient medication that may be harmful, and even fatal.
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14. Elder Abuse - Nursing Home Neglect
When you take an elderly relative to a nursing home or to the hospital for a visit, the last thing on your mind is whether he or she is going to be taken care of. It is a given in this country that we treat our elders deservingly. The health and elder care professions have set a high standard of quality. But sometimes this standard is subverted.
Elder abuse is a serious concern. Nobody wants to see his or her parents or grandparents suffer from neglect and abuse in hospices and nursing homes for the elderly.
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15. Lasik Surgery
While Lasik eye surgery marketed as a quick and painless way to improve the vision of those afflicted with nearsightedness, Lasik eye surgery may do more harm than good if performed negligently.
Lasik eye surgery procedures are meant to correct faulty or myopic vision; sometimes this procedure has tragic results. To lose your vision as a result of the negligence of a medical professional is a very serious thing.
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16. Psychiatric Malpractice
Psychiatric malpractice is defined as the psychiatrists misconduct or failure to provide a professional level of skill in the care and treatment of their patients. High standards need to be maintained among psychiatrists. When these standards are compromised, psychiatric malpractice may be the result.
Because psychiatrists are responsible for treating peoples minds and emotions, extreme care must be taken in diagnosis and prescribing treatment. In some cases, a patients’ very life may be at stake. A misdiagnosis of a condition or medication error can have catastrophic consequences. When these things do occur, it may be evidence of psychiatric malpractice.
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17. Anaesthesia Malpractice
The British spelling is Anaesthesia and is searched for on the net more than the English spelling Anesthesia. No matter the way you spell it, it is still a very serious topic and the cause of many hospital accidents and injuries. Whenever you have open surgery, different kinds of anaesthesia may be needed to buffer the pain of invasive operations. Anaesthesia has many benefits. Modern surgery could not have come as far as it has if anaesthesia weren't safe and applicable. And although anaesthetic mishaps happen at an infrequent rate, they still occur, and the damages suffered can be very costly.
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18. Dentist Malpractice Claim
Dental malpractice is negligent dental care or dental work provided by a dentist.
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