About 100,000 people every year pass away because of medical errors. That’s why it pays to be vigilant. The following list contains common medical errors in the US. If you suspect you or a loved one is a victim of any of these errors, don’t hesitate to reach out to a medical malpractice attorney for help.
Technical medical error
Doctors are human. They make mistakes. The difference, though, is their mistakes could kill. If you suspect that the doctor has made a grave error in treatment, talk to a lawyer.
Failure to order tests
If you or a loved one has displayed symptoms and the doctor dismissed them by not ordering the appropriate medical tests, then that would be
considered a medical error. Failure to order those tests could contribute to the decline of your health, says CoverMD.
Treatment delays
Some delays are unavoidable. But in some cases wherein the delay in treatment could have been easily prevented, that can give you grounds for filing a lawsuit. If the delay has worsened the condition of the patient or contributed to the patient’s declining health, then you have a medical malpractice case on your hands.
Failure to take precautions
If the staff is already familiar with the condition of the patient but has failed to properly take the necessary precautions—that is, calling for help or following the procedure on a patient exhibiting those symptoms—then that could be construed as a cause for neglect.
Failure to act on test results
If the patient’s test results already show signs of an impending condition but the doctor fails to warn the patient or take those results in consideration, sending the patient home instead of providing proper treatment, that’s negligence.
If you experience any of these, hire a medical malpractice attorney for help.
