Surgical injury is exactly what it sounds like; when an error occurs during surgery and the victim suffers a new or worsened injury as a result, this may constitute medical malpractice in the form of a surgical injury. Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional or facility does not exercise a proper standard of care, which results in the serious injury or wrongful death of a patient. According to Johns Hopkins, on average over...
Misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical malpractice. According to BMJ Journals, every year more than 12 million adults are misdiagnosed, with 10%-20% of misdiagnoses occurring to patients with serious conditions, like cancer.
Medical malpractice is a legal term used when a healthcare professional does not exercise a proper standard of care, resulting in serious injury or wrongful death of a patient, including a cancer prognosis...
While age and eye disorders can cause or contribute to blindness, certain accidents and resulting injuries can also result in partial or full vision loss. Vision loss and blindness may or may not be reversible depending on the nature of the injury, but treatments and procedures do exist to restore sight either entirely or at least partially to accident victims, including cornea replacement, corrective lenses, and more. However, these treatments...
Therapy abuse occurs when a therapist or mental health professional attempts to take advantage, manipulate, or otherwise harm a client. Therapists have considerable power over their clients, since people seeking therapists are typically looking for a guiding and authoritative force to work through whatever they’ve been struggling with. Unfortunately, whenever there is a power imbalance, there is potential for abuse.
While most mental...
Most doctors are highly-trained individuals with an admirable commitment to the health and wellbeing of their patients. In some cases, a doctor may exercise all their training, experience, and compassion, only for the patient’s condition to worsen or to discover that a misdiagnosis occurred; the fact of the matter is that these situations can arise from poor outcomes and complicated health conditions just as easily as they can from medical...
Every medical treatment and procedure comes with certain risks. In some cases, these risks could be fatal. But how can someone tell if a medical death occurred due to a poor outcome or malpractice on the part of the medical staff? While most medical professionals are highly trained individuals dedicated to their patient’s wellbeing, when medical malpractice occurs it can be difficult for the average person to detect, and can have serious...
Cesarean sections or “C-sections” are a method of delivering a baby through a surgical cut in the mother’s abdomen rather than traditional birth. According to Birth Injury Help Center, approximately 1 in 3 births in the U.S. occur via C-section. C-sections are typically used when the mother and/or baby are under a dangerous amount of stress during the birthing process to prevent unnecessary injury to the mother or child, and/or to mitigate...
While most nurses and doctors are highly trained professionals committed to the health and wellbeing of their patients, negligence by a medical professional can cause severe consequences when it does occur. Hospital and nursing negligence typically falls into the realm of medical malpractice; medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional such as a doctor, nurse, surgeon, or medical facility, such as a clinic, hospital, or emergency...