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Common Areas Of Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice can occur in a hospital, doctor's office, lab, or in many other locations. It can take a multitude of forms. However, common areas for which you shold be vigilant are:

  • Failure to diagnose certain kinds of injuries in the emergency room
  • Failure to provide proper care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, resulting in injuries to the mother and/or the infant
  • Failure to diagnose cancer
  • Prescribing treatment or drugs which are not appropriate for a patient's medical condition;
  • Failure to properly monitor an ill or elderly patient while in the hospital or nursing home; resulting in falls or other injuries
  • Failure to properly perform surgeries
A potential claim arises when a health care provider has acted in a manner that is in breach of the applicable standard of care and and as a result the patient is injured. This does not mean that all errors and mistakes are malpractice. The Burden of Proof is on the patient to prove that the error or mistake was so great that it went beyond the accepted risks of the medical care you received.