Medical Malpractice Areas

General

  • Tobacco Diseases
  • Radiology Negligence
  • Laboratory Negligence
  • Gross Negligence
  • Oxygen Deprivation
  • Lack of "Informed Consent"
  • Breach of Doctor Patient Confidentiality
  • Treatment Errors

Failure to Diagnose

  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Breast Cancer

Misdiagnosis

  • Tumor Misdiagnosis
  • Cancer Misdiagnosis
  • Stroke/Heart Attack Misdiagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism Misdiagnosis
  • Infection Misdiagnosis
  • Perforation following Endoscopic or
    Laparascopic Procedures

Hospital Malpractice

  • Inadequate Staffing and Training
  • Mismanagement of Hospital Records
  • Hospital Infections
  • Failing to Follow Hospital Protocols
  • Sub-Standard Care, Treatment, or Surgery
  • Postoperative Negligence
  • Emergency Room Negligence
  • EMT/Paramedic Malpractice
  • Nursing Errors
    1. Failure to Properly Monitor a Patient
    2. Medication Error due to Overdose
    3. Failure to Timely Notify or Call a Doctor
    4. Failure to Properly Note a Change in Patient's Condition
    5. Improper use of a Medical Device
    6. Documentation Error
    7. Failure to Obtain Informed Consent
  • Surgical Errors
    1. Wrong Patient Surgery
    2. Wrong Side/Site Surgery
    3. Lasik Eye Surgery
    4. Operating on Wrong Limb
    5. Leaving Surgical Instruments inside the Body
    6. Laparoscopic/Bariatric Surgery
    7. Gastric Bypass Surgery
    8. Plastic Surgery Negligence
    9. Unnecessary Surgery
    10. Untrained Surgeons/Interns
    11. Failing to Identify an Allergy to Anesthesia Before Surgery
    12. Anesthesia Injuries
    13. Neurosurgical Errors
    14. Surgical Complications
  • Defectice Medical Devices
    1. Medtronic Devices
    2. Guidant Defibrillators

Medication Errors

  • Wrong Medication
  • Wrong Dosage
  • Misunderstanding of Prescription due to Illegible Handwriting
  • Lack of Appropriate Labels
  • Wrong Abbreviations
  • Confusion between Drugs with Similar Names
  • Lack of Knowledge of Patient History
  • Failure to Warn of Potential Side Effects

    Birth Injury

    • Birth Defects
    • Brain Injury at Birth
      1. Infant Brain Injury
      2. Cerebral Palsy
      3. Brachial Plexus due to Shoulder Dystocia Complications
      4. Mother's Neurological Injury
      5. Death During Labor or Delivery
    • Erbs Palsy
    • Horner's Syndrome
    • Klumpke's Palsy
    • Delivery Room Errors
    • Anesthesia Errors
    • Oxygen Deprivation
    • Surgical Error
    • Fractured Bones
    • Gestational Diabetes
    • Disfigurement
    • Hypoxia/Anoxic Injuries
    • Maternal Hypertension (Preeclampsia)
    • Uterine Rupture/Cervical Lacerations
    • Toxemia or Infection
    • Foreceps Injury
    • Birthing Complications
    • Emergency C-Section
    • Pregnancy Complications
    • Spinal Cord Injuries
    • Anesthesia Injuries/Errors
    • Paralysis Injuries
    • Bed Sores