Surgery—whether it is an emergency surgery or a planned procedure—usually requires the use of anesthesia. While most patients come out of their surgeries in better shape than when they entered the operating room, there are some patients who suffer harm due to surgical anesthesia malpractice. What Is Anesthesia Malpractice? In order to understand anesthesia malpractice, it is important to understand…
People go to the emergency room (ER) for help and treatment, not to be injured. But injuries occur in emergency rooms every day across the country due to medical negligence. While the types of injuries that occur due to ER negligence vary in significance, one serious and even fatal mistake that can be made is failure to diagnose the symptoms of…
Whether we are in a doctor’s office for a routine checkup or in the emergency room for a broken bone, one thing is certain-we’re there because we want to get better. So how is it possible that 90,000 people are killed by infections every year in places that are supposed to be caring for them? Was your infection a result of hospital…
Patients in emergency rooms and hospitals often receive medication for their ailments and injuries. Even when released from the hospital, people take medications to treat their various illnesses. Consequently, people rely on their doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to provide them with safe medications that can help them and not harm them. Unfortunately, medication errors are often made at the hands…
Many people who have been injured as a result of medical malpractice in DC would rather focus on healing than assigning blame. Weeks, months or even years may pass before a patient realizes he is a victim of malpractice-and when he does, it may be too late to seek compensation. Learn more about your DC medical malpractice case with our…
Every year there are hundreds of thousands of people who need surgeries following car accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall accidents, or from other circumstances such as heart disease or cancer. While the majority of surgeries help improve patients’ health conditions, sometimes surgery causes patients further harm. In fact, many people have been harmed due to surgical errors that were…
It doesn’t seem possible that something as serious and life altering as a heart attack could go untreated. Yet every day in emergency rooms, patients presenting heart attack symptoms in DC are sent home with a bill and a prescription for heartburn medication. Symptoms of a Heart Attack What you may not know is that not all heart attack sufferers experience intense…
You hear about doctor/patient confidentiality all the time on TV medical and legal dramas. You may have even heard it straight from your doctor’s mouth. Nevertheless, you probably take it for granted that your medical history falls under that confidentiality agreement. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, as at least one Inova patient has learned. One specific incident where confidential…
Unfortunately, yes. Hospitals don’t like to reveal how often patients suffer from retained surgical objects in Virginia, but a recent study estimated that 1 in every 8,000 patients will be wheeled out of surgery with a foreign object left inside them. Order our FREE book to read more about hospital negligence in VA: Do I Have A Case? A Patient’s Guide…
In the case of a disabling injury, a person isn’t just left with physical wounds and limitations, but may be devastated financially. Unfortunately, a serious physical injury resulting from medical malpractice can be costly for the following reasons: Mounting medical bills. From tests and lengthy hospital stays to surgeries and medical devices such as wheelchairs, a disabling injury can cost an…