Medical Malpractice
Tired doctors commit malpractice
People are just beginning to realize the exact dangers of fatigue. In the driving realm, fatigued driving is every bit as dangerous as drunk driving. Now, there are real concerns that some Ohio doctors are too tired to do their job right, opening them up to malpractice cases. Being tired is no excuse for negligence…
Read MoreLawsuits for medical diagnostic errors
When an Ohio jury assesses the quality of medical treatment, it will look at what a physician does and what they fail to do in your care. This means that a misdiagnosis and a failure to diagnose can also be grounds for a lawsuit if it has caused you or a loved one harm. Did…
Read MorePotential misses of cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathy is a common heart disease for Ohio residents that sometimes is not diagnosed until well after it has developed into total congestive heart failure. It is essentially the swelling of the heart to the point that it loosens the organ away from its proper positioning within the chest. While there is no cure, there…
Read MoreWhat happens when a medication error occurs?
Persons admitted to a hospital in Ohio hope their condition will improve with proper care. Medical malpractice hardly represents quality care, but mishaps and mistakes occur. Sometimes, medication errors could lead to an adverse reaction, including fatalities. Patients and their families may find themselves unable to prevent such catastrophic incidents. The problem of medication mishaps…
Read MoreFour medical issues commonly confused with gout
Gout is a common condition that causes inflammatory pain throughout the body, which is a condition that many people in Ohio live with daily. Gout-related pain can occur in multiple joints. Unfortunately, gout is often confused for similar ailments. Because of this possibility of confusion, here’s more information about several medical issues commonly confused with…
Read MoreWomen, strokes and a failure to diagnose
A number of different types of medical negligence can result in malpractice claims in the state of Ohio. One of the common situations in which medical malpractice claims arise is in regard to a failure to diagnosis. Women who’ve experienced strokes are particularly susceptible to situations in which a failure to diagnosis in a timely…
Read MoreWhat can go wrong with X-rays?
X-rays are a widely used and accepted diagnostic tool. However, that doesn’t change the complexity of the system. When working with machinery like an X-ray machine in Ohio or other states, things can go wrong or be missed in the process. An X-ray doesn’t diagnose the problems X-rays are typically used to see the bones…
Read MoreWhen a doctor’s negligence leads to birth injury
When a birth injury occurs during labor, it can be devastating for both the parents and the child. The damage to the child could be long-term or permanent, and the care could be costly. Parents in Ohio may wonder whether what happened to their child constitutes medical malpractice. Communication issues There are certain dynamics that…
Read MoreHospital-acquired infections can be fatal
Residents of Ohio go to a hospital to get better, not incur more illnesses. Unfortunately, this routinely occurs in the course of providing health care. Hospital-acquired infections, or HAIs, happen more frequently with certain at-risk factors, one of which is the type of procedure administered to the patient. One such procedure where the chance of…
Read MoreDifferent types of surgical errors and how they occur
Although the U.S. healthcare industry has some of the world’s highest standards, surgical errors still occur in Ohio and throughout the country. Whether you go under the knife for a life-saving emergency procedure or an elective cosmetic surgery, you can’t completely rule out the risk of surgical errors. Wrong-side surgeries Wrong-side surgeries only involve organs…
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