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Medical Malpractice Medical malpractice is a broad term defined as mistakes
considered below the standard level of care made by a healthcare
provider that causes personal injury to the patient. People
make mistakes all the time and the field of medicine is no
exception. Doctor mistakes are common. However, when a healthcare
provider makes a mistake, human life can be greatly affected.
If a patient is injured or killed by a healthcare providers’
mistake, medical malpractice has most likely been committed.
In a study published by the Harvard Medical Practice Study,
it is estimated that medical malpractice plays some part in
approximately 80,000 wrongful deaths annually in the United
States alone. The exact number of people affected by medical
malpractice each year is not known due to the difficulty in
defining “malpractice”. Medical malpractice takes many different forms;
surgical errors, amputation errors, emergency room mistakes,
failure to diagnose illness, birth injuries, emergency room
mistakes, improper pre-operational/ post-op procedure, etc.
No matter what kind of medical malpractice experienced, in
the eyes of the law the patient must have suffered a personal
injury strictly due to the healthcare provider’s error.
In addition the medical error must be considered below the
standard level of healthcare given across the country. Even though many people suffer from Oklahoma medical malpractice
every day, surprisingly few claims are filed. It is estimated
that only about 13% of patients that suffer from medical malpractice
injuries file a lawsuit or a medical malpractice claim. Of
the people who do file medical malpractice lawsuits, it is
estimated that only half of them receive any compensation.
If you have been the victim of Oklahoma medical malpractice,
contact our plaintiff law firm. We are experienced
medical malpractice lawyers ready to review your claim today. Please fill out our contact
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Medical Malpractice
Topics Medical
Negligence
We put our trust in doctors to take care of our health.
Medical negligence can occur in a number of different
ways...
Read more... Surgical
Mistakes
Many times, a surgical error is a result of medical malpractice.
Surgical errors can be defined as any unintentional action
made while a person is undergoing surgery.. Read
more... Amputation
Error
If your surgeon makes a surgical mistake during an amputation,
it could cause catastrophic injuries that are irreversible.
Read more... Emergency
Room Mistake
Emergency room mistakes and emergency room misdiagnosis are
abound, it is just the nature of the situation. Anything done
at the frantic pace of the emergency room would be bound to
have a higher then normal error level.
Read more... Failure
to diagnose
The failure to diagnose a condition can be a life altering
doctor mistake and in worst cases, a deadly mistake.
Read more... Wrongful
Death
Wrongful death can be defined as a death that is the result
of some form of negligence, reckless behavior, or deliberate
action on the part of someone other then the deceased.
Read more... Birth
Injury
The definition of a birth injury is: a physical injury that
is sustained during the birth process. It is estimated that
around .5% of babies born will suffer some degree of a birth
injury. Read more... |
