What Are the Most Common Medical Malpractice Cases in Florida?

Whether you’re seeking medical treatment for a health issue or general well-being, you expect to receive quality patient care. In most cases, this is what you get. However, some health care practitioners fail to live up to their duty to provide treatment within acceptable standards, leading to bodily harm and associated losses. At times, medical mistakes can even be life-changing, so it’s important to trust a Miami medical malpractice attorney to protect your rights. To help you understand the types of conduct that may give rise to a claim, you should check out some of the most common forms of medical errors health care providers make:

Misdiagnosis and Diagnosis Errors: A recent article published by MDLinx, a site dedicated to providing health care providers with the latest information in the medical industry, pointed to diagnosis mistakes as the number one reason for malpractice in the US. Around 12 million people receive an inaccurate or delayed diagnosis, a serious concern because the patient may have missed opportunities for treatment. Extended hospitalization – and the associated costs – is a common result, but there are also issues when the patient receives care that he or she didn’t need.

Anesthesia Errors: Anesthesiologists are entrusted with administering essential medications during medical procedures, and these drugs can be extremely dangerous in the event of mistakes. If the anesthesiologist doesn’t pay close attention to the patient’s medical history, there may be an overdose or underdose situation. Plus, the doctor must be continually monitoring vital signs for indications of distress. 

Birth Injuries: A considerable proportion of medical malpractice claims involve allegations of negligence during prenatal stages, while the mother is in labor, and right after birth. Both the mother and the infant can be harmed by mistakes, which can lead to issues such as:

• Fetal distress due to lack of oxygen to the brain
• Spinal cord injuries from improper use of forceps or other devices
• Postpartum hemorrhage, the number one cause of maternal injuries after birth

Mistakes Involving Medication: These errors can be catastrophic when the patient is given the wrong medication or dosage, either by the physician when writing the prescription or by the pharmacy when filling it. In addition, health care providers are responsible for making patient aware of the side effects and contraindications, so the failure to provide essential information may be actionable. 

Surgical Negligence: There’s a wide range of errors during surgery that can cause harm for patients, from operating on the wrong body part to even performing surgery on the wrong person. Another example is leaving an object inside the patient or accidentally slicing into an organ. 

Consult with a Florida Medical Malpractice Lawyer for Free 

These are some of the most frequent mistakes that can lead to patient harm, but there are many other forms of medical malpractice that may lead to injuries. You could require extensive treatment to recover, but there are many other types of losses for which you can recover compensation. To learn about your rights and remedies, please contact Freidin Brown, P.A. today. We’re happy to schedule a free case evaluation to review your circumstances at our offices in Miami or Fort Myers, FL.

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