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