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