What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical Malpractice Overview

Some forms of medical malpractice are unmistakable, like performing surgery on the wrong body part or the wrong patient, or administering the wrong medication.

Other types of medical malpractice may not be obvious. For example, if an individual was not warned about the serious risk of a particular treatment or if treatment unexpectedly causes a horrible injury, malpractice may have occurred.

In general, an individual may have a medical malpractice claim when a doctor or other medical professional failed to provide proper treatment and the incorrect treatment caused the patient to suffer a new injury. The law requires evidence of new injury, because it would be unreasonable to hold the healthcare professional responsible for the original medical problem.

Some examples of medical malpractice include:

Failure to diagnose a medical condition
Misdiagnosis of a medical condition
Failure to treat a patient's medical condition properly
Failure to administer anesthesia safely
Failure to manage a pregnancy or deliver a baby in a safe manner
Failure of a nurse or other staff member to keep a treating physician informed of a patient's condition
Failure to administer medications properly
Failure to protect a patient from a fall or other injury on hospital property

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