When is it Medical Malpractice?

Not every bad medical outcome occurs because of negligence.  Sometimes even the most diligent medical providers do their very best and their patients have a bad outcome through no fault of the medical providers. 

 

However, you should begin to suspect medical malpractice if:

 

• Major injury or death occurs during surgery, particularly a routine surgery;

• You or your loved one went to the hospital for one medical issue but you suffer a completely unrelated injury;

• There is a long delay in diagnosis of any condition that leads to an irreparable injury or death, especially if it is a treatable condition that cannot be treated any longer due to the delay;

• You have a long and difficult labor and delivery, and you are told your child has a brain injury even though there was plenty of time to perform a Cesarean section;

• You present to the emergency department, and you are not seen for many hours resulting in a severe worsening of condition or death;

• A sick or elderly person falls during transport, going to the restroom, or from their bed and suffers a severe fracture or brain injury;

• A patient who presents to the doctor with unusual, out of proportion, and unrelenting pain but is discharged without treatment and a diagnosis is missed resulting in severe injury or death;

 

These are just some examples of medical malpractice, but there are

many others.  If you believe you have been the victim of medical malpractice, contact KLLO at (570) 903-3161.