BALTIMORE HOSPITAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEYS

A patient must have suffered an injury as a result of a doctor failing to uphold the appropriate duty of care. A medical provider in a hospital malpractice case must have been negligent in some way. This means that he or she was not competent or reasonably skillful and that such incompetence led the patient to suffer injuries.

Some of the most common hospital medical malpractice claims are outlined below:

• Delayed Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis: Delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis account for a large portion of medical malpractice complaints. When a doctor fails to diagnose a critical condition for some time or misdiagnoses that condition, the patient may miss out on treatment opportunities that could have prevented death or serious injury. The key in proving a hospital malpractice claim based on this involves evaluating what the doctor did not or did do and how a competent doctor within the same specialty would have reacted.
• Birth Injuries: An alarming number of fetal injuries and the resulting disabilities caused by medical malpractice such as fractured bones, brain injuries, Klumpke’s palsy, and Erb’s palsy. These could be caused by negligence during child birth such as failing to anticipate birth complications, failing to respond to fetal distress signs, or incompetently using a vacuum extractor or forceps. Negligent prenatal care could also lead to birth injuries. In the event that any negligent medical treatment is provided over the course of pregnancy, it could harm the mother or the fetus. Some of the most common examples of negligent prenatal care include failing to identify birth defects or failing to diagnose a medical condition of the mother, like preeclampsia.
• Anesthesia Errors: Anesthesia mistakes can lead to more grave consequences than any other kind of surgery mistake. These may involve failing to investigate possible complications in the patient’s medical history or failing to inform the patient of the appropriate risks involved. Other surgical errors may include operating on the wrong body part, puncturing internal organs, or leaving surgical instruments in the body.
• Medication Errors: Medication errors harm an alarming number of Americans every single year. These can happen if the wrong medication is prescribed or if a medication dosage is incorrect. In a hospital setting, the right medication may also be given to the wrong patient.

Unfortunately, cases of hospital malpractice can compromise the life and well-being of affected patients. If this applies to you, do not hesitate to reach out to our Baltimore hospital malpractice lawyers today. Getting help from someone who understands this time-sensitive situation is important.