Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is the general term for any type of medical, dental or laboratory malpractice or negligence. Medical malpractice often results in patient injury, and can lead to wrongful death. Medical malpractice occurs frequently because of overworked doctors, misplaced test results, misread X-rays, and other doctor and nurse error.
The most frequent types of medical malpractice are:
- breast cancer malpractice
- dental malpractice
- pediatric malpractice
- plastic surgery malpractice
- radiation malpractice
- hospital negligence
- emergency room negligence
- amputation of the wrong limb
- anesthesia accidents
- birth complications
- brain injury at birth
- Cerebral Palsy
- C-section complications
- disfigurement
- failure to provide appropriate treatment
- faulty blood transfusions
- foot injury
- heart attack
- lost income
- medical expense
- misread X-rays and mammograms
- prescription errors
- pressure sores
- stroke
- treatment delays
- wrongful death
- get a new doctor and begin treatment for your injuries
- get copies of all your medical records concerning the medical malpractice incident
- be able to show documentation of your injury before and after the medical malpractice, if possible
- keep medical expense records associated with the malpractice
- find an attorney quickly; there are statue of limitations placed on medical malpractice cases










