MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
A new study estimates that as many as 440,000 Americans die each year from preventable hospital errors, making medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the nation behind only heart disease and cancer.
Other recent research by The New England Journal of Medicine found that three out of four US doctors will be sued for medical malpractice at some point in their careers. Medical malpractice can result from any number of causes, including:
- Improper use of a medical device
- Medical Device failure
- Surgical error
- Hospital-based infections
- Misdiagnosis
- Failure to treat in a timely manner
- Birth-related injuries, resulting in cerebral palsy
- Wrongful Death
- Emergency room malpractice
- Failure to properly diagnose cancer and other diseases
- Nursing malpractice
- Lack of proper informed consent
- Incorrect administration of medication
- Prescription errors, incorrect dosage
The complex nature of such cases underscores the need for hiring experienced medical malpractice lawyer at Dorrity Law Office.
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