Negligence, also known as medical malpractice, causes the unjust death of hundreds of people each year in the United States, being the third leading cause of death in the country according to data from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Deaths from negligence are only surpassed by situations such as heart disease and cancer, so represented in numbers medical malpractice in the United States unfortunately amounts to 250,000 annual deaths; that is, a total of 10% of all deaths that occur in the country each year.
Being a type of death more common than expected, California is one of the four states with the highest number of lawsuits for claims and requests for compensation for cases of medical negligence, followed by other states such as Florida, Texas and New York, according to statistics from the National Database for Practitioners.
That is why at Conexión Legal we contact you with lawyers in California willing to offer free advice to Latinos affected by this type of situation, putting all their knowledge at the disposal of whoever needs it and promoting the well-being of their client at all times.
Being lawyers capable of offering legal representation in Spanish, with Conexión Legal you can be assured of finding an ethical and transparent professional who will look out for your interests at all times.
Defining negligence involves pointing out the responsibility that any doctor has with their patients, where their duty at all times is to care for them, so that when the doctor violates this principle and causes injuries or the death of any patient, the person may have a case of medical negligence.
Types of Medical Negligence
Although this type of claims tends to be diverse, there are some situations more frequent than others for which patients usually sue and request compensation. These cases are:
Misdiagnosis or Late Diagnosis
To proceed with a claim for this type of negligence, it is necessary to prove the doctor's inability to correctly diagnose a disease, injury or medical condition.
In addition, it is important to know if there is any other responsible party, such as a specialist or medical provider who may have given rise to a poorly conducted examination or an incorrect reading that could lead to a wrong diagnosis.
Failing to perform tests prior to surgical intervention to detect an unsafe condition in a timely manner could also be medical malpractice. Similarly, during any surgery if any medical instruments or support materials were left forgotten in the patient's body or an overdose of anesthesia due to negligence.
Failure to Warn
Doctors are obligated to warn patients about the risks associated with the treatment they are undergoing. Likewise, warn them about the proper way to carry out the treatment or any type of procedure. In this way, the patient decides whether they want to undergo treatments and procedures that may prove dangerous.
In case such warnings have not been made, the doctor is exposed to civil lawsuits for medical negligence. For this reason, patients must sign forms in hospitals when they undergo dangerous medical procedures.
Wrong Treatments
It is common that from misdiagnoses in hospitals and clinics, incorrect surgeries are performed or even ones that patients do not need, so this type of cases can be taken to criminal court as it is an illegal and deliberate act.
Births and Prenatal Injuries
Some doctors make mistakes during prenatal care or childbirth, so such errors put at risk the life of the baby and the mother to the point that sometimes one of the two suffers irreversible injuries, even death.
Hospital Negligence
In this type of case, the victim or their family can claim compensation for damages, through a claim or lawsuit for the following errors that constitute hospital negligence:
- Failure to properly monitor patients.
- Failure to properly disinfect operating rooms, emergency rooms or medical instruments.
- Lack of hygiene of personnel.
- Administering incorrect doses of medications.
- Abuse of patients by hospital employees.
- Inaccurate records that lead to errors in patient treatment.
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