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Mistakes made by hospitals can result in serious injury and even wrongful death. If a loved one has been seriously injured by a hospital's error, talk to an experienced medical malpractice lawyer at our firm.
All hospitals and medical professionals are expected to maintain a standard of care with every patient every day. When hospitals do not take care of their patients properly, patients can be seriously harmed. Proper care includes communication between medical professionals regarding patients. Some errors made by hospitals include:
- Misread X-ray : A misread X-ray can mean a problem is ignored until it is too late to treat, or treatment is much more extensive and costly than it should be.
- Misplace of a patient's correct chart : Sometimes charts and files can get misplaced. If a doctor reads the wrong chart for the wrong patient, this can lead to an enormous amount of possible errors.
- Failure to monitor : If the hospital staff fails to monitor vital signs (a heart monitor or a fetal monitor, for example), the resulting hospital error can cause a birth injury or wrongful death.
- Medication errors : If the hospital pharmacy fails to properly fill a prescription or if the wrong dosage is administered by a nurse or other caregiver, the hospital error may cause serious injury or death.
- Nursing errors in surgery : When a surgical nurse fails to monitor equipment, fails to take measures to prevent infection, or fails to have the right surgical tools at hand, the hospital is responsible for the error.
- Emergency room errors : Sometimes hospital emergency room personnel do not order the appropriate tests for a patient's symptoms, or a patient is sent home without proper attention. Failure to diagnose or failure to treat a serious problem can increase the potential danger to the patient.
- Failure to respond : To save money, hospitals often keep their staff to a minimum. Without enough staff, the hospital cannot provide each patient with the care needed when it is needed. This hospital error could cause life-changing injury or wrongful death.
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