Some Common Elements of Medical Malpractice

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Some Common Elements of
Medical Malpractice
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Besides cancer and heart diseases, hospitals are
the leading cause of death in the United States.
Approximately 440,000 deaths occur every year due
to medical malpractice. It shows just how easy it
is for a hospital to make a mistake. However,
there are some errors that occur more than
others. Among all of the errors that occur in the
hospital, here are some common types of medical
malpractice that occur on a daily basis.
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Misdiagnosis
Everything starts with a diagnosis. As soon as
you get sick, you visit the doctors office
looking for a treatment. If the doctor does a
poor job or makes a mistake in your diagnosis,
you could end up facing several different
problems, each of them leading to more problems
and further complications down the road. At the
same time, failure to diagnose a life-threatening
disease will have devastating consequences. If
you believe that you have been mistreated or
misdiagnosed recently, contact a Philadelphia
Medical Malpractice Attorney and file a claim
against medical malpractice.
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Prescription Drugs
If you are properly misdiagnosed, the chances are
that you will be given wrong prescription drugs.
However, there are cases where patients were
assigned the wrong drugs by mistake. Either way,
taking the wrong pills could cause your condition
to evolve and get even worse. In the end, you are
left with a catastrophic injury.
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Surgical Errors
Surgeries are meant to save lives and help
patients overcome a dangerous and deadly illness.
But quite often, the team of highly experienced
doctors and surgeons work round the clock to try
and save as many lives, which is why they
sometimes end up making a mistake. Each surgical
error has a high chance of causing the patient to
lose their life. And these mistakes happen every
day all over the United States.
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These mistakes involve
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Birth Injuries
Many children are injured during birth, which is
why almost half of all medical malpractice claims
are against obstetrician-gynaecologists
(OBGYNs). There are many potential
childbirth-related injuries which are a result of
a medical mistake.
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Some of them include
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If you or your child were injured while in the
hospital, do not hesitate to get in touch with a
Philadelphia Medical Malpractice Attorney Eric H.
Weitz. Seek professional help and file a claim
against the hospital. You are just another victim
of medical malpractice, and by choosing to do
something about it, you help improve the entire
healthcare system.
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