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Medical malpractice occurs when a health care provider (or a hospital) fails to render care that is in keeping with accepted medical techniques and principles. In other words, they fall below the reasonable standard of care for a given situation. Generally, this occurs when a doctor, nurse, or technician does something that is not in keeping with good practice, or fails to do something necessary for the patient's care.

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What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional, such as a nurse or doctor, fails to provide a certain standard of care to a patient, resulting in harm, injury, or death. You must meet a few criteria to build a successful medical malpractice case, including:

• Failure to provide a certain standard of care
• Harm or injury resulting from negligence
• The injury does considerable damage (this could be constant pain, a substantial loss of income, suffering, or enduring hardship)

About Medical Malpractice Cases

Errors by professionals in the medical field can happen in almost any setting, and you can bring a malpractice case if those injuries are serious. To have a solid medical malpractice claim, you must be able to prove your medical malpractice injury is the direct result of a medical professional’s failure to act within the standard of care.

Doctors are not responsible for a medical accident unless they deviate from acceptable medical standards. To determine whether a doctor was negligent by deviating from the standard of care, experts in the doctor’s specialty must testify, under oath, that the doctor’s conduct fell below the care that would be deemed acceptable under the circumstances under which the patient was treated.

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Types of Medical Malpractice

“Medical malpractice” is a general term that refers to one of many specific types. From surgical errors to misdiagnoses, let’s look at different forms medical malpractice can take.

Medical and Hospital Negligence

Medical (and hospital) negligence refers to a situation where a healthcare professional believes that they act in their patient’s best interest but provide care that results in harm or injury.

If a different “reasonably prudent” doctor would have done things differently, the healthcare professional in question may be guilty of medical negligence.

Surgical Errors

While all surgeries entail some level of risk, a surgeon is guilty of medical malpractice if they make an error that could have been prevented if they had followed the standard of care. For example, if a surgeon operates on the wrong body part, leaves a sponge inside the body, or cuts in the wrong location, they have not provided a proper standard of care.

Birth Injuries

This can refer to injuries sustained by a mother, a child, or both during the delivery. Acts of negligence may result in an injury to a mother or a child during this process, but wrongful birth is another factor to consider. Wrongful birth occurs when a doctor fails to inform parents of imminent or possible physical or mental congenital disabilities that would have made the parents avoid or end the pregnancy.

Medication Errors

Some medications come with side effects, but a doctor can also make serious medication errors that result in a malpractice lawsuit. If a doctor prescribes the wrong dosage or medication, or fails to check a patient’s drug allergies or conflicting medications, they may be guilty of malpractice.