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Medication errors are a leading cause of malpractice claims, though they can take many forms. When you lose a loved one as a result of a medication error, you have a right to pursue the case. It is important to know what type of medication error occurred so that you...
Medical doctors are bound to the Hippocratic Oath, which is an ancient and sacrosanct ethical code. This oath is supported by a variety of medical malpractice laws that have real consequences for the doctors, medical staff and medical providers. So, it was no surprise...
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...
Managing the inflow of patients in a modern emergency room is a demanding task. Nurses and other medical professionals have to get very good at identifying those who need help quickly, those who can wait and those who won’t respond to treatment in order to prioritize...
You may have heard the term “patient abandonment” before, but what does it really mean — and entail? Patients can be abandoned by physicians and also by nurses. For the purposes of this blog entry, we will focus on patient abandonment by the nursing staff. You may...