Facts About Surgical Errors and Medical Negligence

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Facts About Surgical Errors and Medical Negligence
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• Most people do not realize the dangers of having
  surgery. There is no such thing as minor surgery,
  as every single mistake, no matter how small
  could change a persons life or end it. Medical
  malpractice happens every day and thousands of
  people are affected by it each year. The annual
  compensations are worth over 2 billion.

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Most Prevalent Hospital Medical Malpractice

• There are many medical malpractice conditions.
  The most common ones include
• Medication errors
• Infections
• Medical errors
• Hospital-acquired injuries
• Post-surgical infections
• Pressure ulcers
• Bedsores
• Objects retained in a persons body during the
  surgery

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• One out of Six

Did you know that, according to the statistics,
one out of six medical malpractice cases involve
objects left in a persons body after surgery?
Other most common cases involve pressure ulcers
and hospital injuries.

• Preventable Medical Errors

According to the Centers for Disease Control,
preventable medical errors kill and seriously
injure thousands of people each year. If
preventable medical errors were a category, they
would be the sixth leading cause of death in the
United States.
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8 Specific Hospital-Acquired Conditions

• According to the Centers for Medicare and
  Medicaid Services (CMS), the hospitals will no
  longer reimburse patients for the 8 specific
  hospital-acquired conditions. These include
• Objects left in surgery
• Air embolism
• Blood incompatibility
• Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
• Pressure ulcers
• Vascular catheter-associated infections
• Surgical site infections
• Hospital-acquired injuries including fractures,
  dislocations, intracranial injuries, crushing
  injuries and burns

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• Each year, severely injured individuals collect
  over 2 billion in compensation through medical
  malpractice claims. This includes wrongful deaths
  caused by medical malpractice and medical
  negligence. If you believe that you have been a
  victim of medical malpractice, you should reach
  out to one of the experienced medical malpractice
  attorneys in Philadelphia from The Weitz Firm,
  LLC. You can contact them at 267-587-6240.

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