Wrongful death is a type of personal injury lawsuit that individuals would have filed for themselves had they survived the incident. In this case, a family member, limited to the decedent's spouse, children or parents, file the suit instead. To prevail, the plaintiff...
Medical malpractice takes many different forms, but you need to realize that some instances of malpractice are not immediately evident. For example, if a surgeon leaves a foreign object in your body during an operation, this can result in an injury or a serious health...
The leading causes of death for patients in the United States include medical mistakes and surgical errors. This substantial threat to patient safety is a serious public health problem. Errors occur when either medical professionals do something incorrectly in the...
Malpractice by a health care provider in treating a patient can lead to the patient's death. When this occurs, it may be possible for a personal representative of the decedent to bring a wrongful death action against the provider responsible on behalf of the...
Medical malpractice is any negligent, unskilled or improper treatment of a patient in Ohio, and this includes medical errors. If medical staff fails to follow the proper rules and procedures laid out by the state for the protection of patients, you may have a...
Ohio residents seeking medical treatment may find themselves delaying surgery or a procedure because of their body weight. According to ABC News Today.com, some physicians have refused to perform an operation until after a patient has lost some weight. Stigma...
In medicine, a "never event," also called a sentinel event, is an incident that should never occur in a patient care setting. Established by the National Quality Forum and the Joint Commission, the list of never events includes occurrences that cause the patient...
When you stay at the hospital, you expect others to take proper precautions to protect your health and safety. However, research from Johns Hopkins indicates that over 250,000 people die every year because of medical errors. During your next hospital stay, you are at...
Medical malpractice is not limited to doctors alone. It is possible for other employees at a hospital to be responsible for birth injuries and other acts of malpractice. For instance, anesthesiologists, nurses and others could potentially be at fault in a malpractice...
Medical mistakes can put patients in dangerous positions. Prescribing medications that interact could lead to fatal side effects, using drugs that patients are allergic to could lead to anaphylaxis and patients who are given too much of a drug could overdose. Medical...