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Medical Malpractice : Hospital Mistake & Error

Improper Medical Care Can Occur at the Hospital in Many Different Forms

Hospital Errors: Critical Mistakes You Should Know

It's disheartening to know that all across Texas and the United States, hospital errors and medical mistakes occur everyday because of bad medical care. In fact, a study conducted by the Institute of Medicine revealed that every year, hospital mistakes kill more people than AIDS, cancer and car crashes. A range of patient injuries can result from errors that occur in a hospital by physicians, nurses, therapists , and other healthcare professionals. Injury caused by hospital mistakes can lead to additional medical bills, future health problems, unwarranted emotional stress and even death.

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Common Types of Hospital Errors

Some of the most common medical and nursing mistakes and errors include:

Birth Injuries

Birth injuries are often a common result of hospital errors. Birth injuries typically occur during the labor and delivery process, or, in some cases, post-delivery. Birth injuries can range from mild and temporary conditions such as cranial bruising to severe and permanent disorders such as cerebral palsy . These birth injury mistakes or hospital errors occur, often times, because nurses fail to recognize signs of fetal distress or shoulder dystocia .

Nurse Errors/Mistakes/Malpractice

There is a shortage of good nurses in this country. As a result, nurses are over worked and under-trained. Nursing malpractice and nurse errors cause significant patient injuries in hospitals. The most common types of nursing malpractice claims include:

Nurses failing to timely notify a physician of a patient's significant change of medical condition;
Nurses failing to follow a physician's order or instructions or asking for clarification
Nurses failing to administer proper medication
Nurses failing to follow the plan of care and make nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, nursing evaluations, and nursing assessments
Nurses failing to obtain appropriate consent

ER and ICU Mistakes

Out of all the hospital errors that can occur, those that happen in the emergency room and intensive care unit are usually the most severe. Unfortunately, these particular departments also have some of the highest rates of hospital mistakes. While many types of errors occur in these areas, the most common include misdiagnosis, IV errors, infection and medication errors.

Infection and Disease

Infection and sepsis is one of the most common consequences of hospital errors. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an estimated 1.7 million patients contract infections in medical facilities each year. Nearly 100,000 of those patients die because of infections and diseases caused by hospital mistakes or negligence.

Medication Errors

Hospital errors involving prescription drugs are a huge problem in thousands of medical facilities. The Institute for Medicine Management showed that medication errors account for at least 7,000 deaths in the U.S. every year. These errors often occur in circumstances such as a doctor prescribing the wrong dose or type of medication, hospital nurses giving a patient someone else's medicine, or giving a patient medication at the wrong interval.

Surgical Mistakes

Surgical errors can result in dire consequences for a patient. Poor planning prior to an operation, lack of hygienic procedures, failure to monitor, or insufficient communication between healthcare staff and patients, inadequate surgical practices, and various other factors can all lead or contribute to surgical mistakes .

Hospital errors can result in serious injury or death, inflicting grief and financial stress on the patient's family. If you feel that you or a loved one has been a victim of a mistake caused by medical malpractice, contact us immediately at 1-877-405-4313 or fill out or online form for a free evaluation .

If you or a loved one has suffered any damages as a result of a hospital or nursing mistake or error, please contact the Dallas based Rasansky Law Firm to learn about your rights and legal options regarding your medical malpractice claim.

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Texas Widow Sues Hospital After Husband Dies Of Bacterial Infection
Description: A Texas woman is suing both a doctor and a hospital for the wrongful death of her husband, who she says was not properly treated for an infection. The infection was not diagnosed quickly enough or treated in a reasonable fashion, the medical malpractice lawsuit states.

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Missed Diagnosis in Minnesota May End in Death
Description: Malpractice attorney references a Minnesota case where misdiagnosis was the basis for a lawsuit when doctors failed to notice a little girl's rare cancer.
How Are Wrongful Death Cases Brought?
Description: Malpractice attorney outlines the process of making a wrongful death medical malpractice claim from first meeting to expert witnesses and potential court costs.
Finding Out About Malpractice
Description: Texas physician malpractice lawyer explains why doctors should be held to a higher standard, even in cases where a generally good doctor makes a bad mistake.
What You Have the Right to Expect from Doctors
Description: Lawyer for medical malpractice provides medical malpractice information to help you determine if you have a case. Including all medical staff not only docs.
Wrongful Death and Hospitals: How it Happens
Description: Texas malpractice lawyer examines how wrongful deaths occur in hospitals citing negligence, wrong diagnosis and infections as sadly common fatal occurrences.
The Tricky Business of Alternative Medicine and Medical Malpractice
Description: Dallas lawyer for medical malpractice reminds you that if you receive negligent treatment at an unlicensed medical practice, you may not be able to sue.
Physician Malpractice Claims and Compensation
Description: Dallas medical malpractice lawyer wants you to be aware of skewed views of malpractice cases and awards in the media. Awards usually not in the millions.
American College Of Surgeons: New Surgical Error Statistics
Description: The American College Of Surgeons share new surgical error statistics and medical malpractice information compiled from the NPDB at this year’s conference.
Malpractice Basics, Filing a Lawsuit
Description: Texas medical malpractice attorney walks you through the basics of medical malpractice cases starting with the client interview process.
Dirty Instruments and Medical Malpractice
Description: Dallas attorney warns patients to be aware that some staff infections and medical mistakes are the result of malpractice. Consult a lawyer if you suspect it.

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