Medical professionals must take care of any patient who comes into a facility with an injury or ailment. Doctors, nurses, and others must ensure that they are providing the highest level of care possible, including testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
Unfortunately, there are times where they can cause you, as a patient, more harm than good. When doctors fail in their responsibilities, this is a legal issue known as medical malpractice. You must recognize the various problems that can arise when medical professionals are negligent and how they can cause harm.
Medical malpractice dangers fall under numerous categories, including:
Many other issues can arise, including environmental errors, prescription mistakes, and other problems. To learn more about the above forms of medical malpractice, we encourage you to read more below.
If you suffer from medical malpractice, call our firm today at (228) 231-3989.
Surgical Errors
Surgical errors are some of the most devastating you can encounter. Unfortunately, they are more common than you may think. Below, we’ll detail some of the most dangerous forms of surgical errors and what rights you have to move forward.
- Performing surgery on the wrong patient: Communication errors in a hospital can lead to you receiving surgery meant for someone else. You can suffer additional medical problems because of the unnecessary procedure.
- Performing surgery on the wrong part of your body: If a doctor performs surgery on the wrong part of your body, you can suffer additional harm, as well as have your ailment or condition worsen because it doesn’t receive treatment.
- Leaving items in your body post-operation: Doctors and nurses must ensure that they remove all items from your body before stitching you up. When scalpels, sponges, gauze, and other instruments remain in your body, they can lead to infections or punctures in other organs.
Other errors may exist, such as anesthesia problems. You need to speak with a lawyer to determine if you have a case.
Misdiagnosis
Whenever you see a doctor, you hope that they’ll provide you with a diagnosis and let you know what’s wrong with you. Unfortunately, inexperience and rushing from patient to patient can cause you to receive an inaccurate diagnosis.
You may not receive proper treatment, or you may receive the treatment you don’t need. Furthermore, your condition can worsen over time. The most significant issues of misdiagnosis involve terminal conditions that go without treatment because the doctor doesn’t catch it in time.
Emergency Room Errors
Emergency rooms receive countless patients each day. Many people come into this department because they have a condition that won’t go away, they suffer a freak injury, or they require immediate medical attention. Unfortunately, the high number of patients relying on this department can leave significant room for errors.
Doctors may misdiagnose you when they don’t confirm your information using your birthdate. You also want to watch the instruments they use to ensure they’re sterile. Emergency rooms can cause you to suffer an infection because of how many people come into the department with severe problems.
At Gulf South Law Firm, we recognize the responsibilities of medical professionals. If they cause you harm, you can take legal action to hold the negligent party accountable for the problems they cause you. You can seek compensation for additional medical expenses, lost wages, therapy, and pain and suffering.
Our Gulfport medical malpractice attorneys work on your behalf. You deserve to have someone ready to stand by your side and give you a voice against negligence. Let us be the team to put your best interests first and pursue the justice you deserve.
Call our firm at (228) 231-3989 today and discuss your case with our team. We offer free consultations to help you get answers when you need them most.