Surgical Accident Lawyers & Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Whenever a patient has to undergo a surgical procedure they naturally hope everything will go as planned. Nobody ever wants to think that their surgery will go wrong due to negligence or incompetence, but sometimes accidents do happen.
Surgeons are only human, and sometimes mistakes are made during surgery. It’s unfortunate, but true. One type of surgical mistake that can be made is when an item or instrument, such as a sponge or a scalpel, is left inside the patient. Another type of surgical accident occurs when an incision is made to the wrong body part. Sometimes doctors and their staffs make cuts into the wrong areas of the body and as a result, patients may suffer long term, life-threatening complications as a result of this type of accident.
Another type of surgical accident occurs when the operation takes place on the wrong side or the wrong side of the body. Sometimes the surgeons (or staff) gets confused and cuts into the wrong side of the body. For instance, if the surgery was supposed to be on the left arm, they occasionally make a mistake and operate on the right arm instead. Obviously this can also cause life-threatening complications, including severe infections and unneeded pain and suffering.
In addition to these types of accidents, other surgical mistakes can occur when improper anesthesia is given, or when surgery takes place that is not required. Anesthesia mistakes occur when a patient is given too much, or too little anesthesia is given to the patient.
If you or a loved one has been a victim of a surgical accident, you may be entitled to seek financial compensation for your pain and suffering. Please don’t hesitate, and contact an experienced surgical accident lawyer today.
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Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits
Among the legal cases tackling medical malpractice, cerebral palsy lawsuits are the most common. In a 1993 in a study of medical malpractices, cerebral palsy lawsuits accounted for 60 percent of the total number of medical malpractice lawsuits in the United States.
The United States is one of the countries that have the most number of cerebral palsy lawsuits. Based on 2002 statistical reports, more than 1,000 medical malpractice payments were made due to obstetrics related malpractice. A mean payment of almost $500,000 was made for such cases. In terms of actual payment, it has also been found that there is a median of 5.56 year delay in the issuance of the costs of actual damages.
There may be several allegations associated with cerebral palsy lawsuits. An example is malpractice in the management of pregnancy that led to further damage to the child who was detected to have cerebral palsy. Such damages may include excessive blood loss or asphyxia or birth trauma. Another common allegation is delay or failure to perform Caesarian operation because of wrong medical findings related to cerebral palsy.
Successful cerebral palsy lawsuits usually involve a great deal of payments made by the accused to the petitioner. In the District of Columbia, the largest medical malpractice related to cerebral palsy cost $24 million. This involves a child who suffered brain damage and cerebral palsy due to the doctor's failure to respond to an airway obstruction. Another costly case involved $10.8 million paid to the family of a child who suffered from cerebral palsy and mental retardation because of the doctor's failure to respond to symptoms of a uterine rupture.
Other successful cases have involved millions of dollars. Other causes are mismanaged labor and delivery and failure to respond to signs of placental abruption. Meanwhile, there are also lawsuits filed against medical malpractice lawyers. In one case, a group of lawyers had to pay $2.6 million for failing to get appropriate medical experts to strengthen the case of mismanaged labor resulting to cerebral palsy.
There are a number of lawyers who specialize in medical malpractices. They can be contacted to assist in filing cerebral palsy lawsuits. Usually, they offer free initial consultation. Others even offer free online consultation.
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