You know something isn't right because you feel tired, you have inexplicable sores on your skin or other symptoms that just won't seem to go away. You go to your doctor and explain to them what you've experienced, and they either diagnose you with some minor condition...
Do you think medical malpractice cost your loved one’s life?
When someone you love experiences an accident, gets hurt in a car crash or develops a serious illness, you expect that medical treatments will help them. That is a reasonable expectation, since for most patients, medical intervention has a positive effect on their...
Why emergency room doctors make mistakes
To understand why doctors make mistakes in the ER, all you really have to consider is the environment that the emergency room creates. When you think about what it’s like in that room during peak hours, mistakes seem almost inevitable. An emergency room, after all,...
Can you sue for medical malpractice over cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery rarely goes wrong these days, but it still can. When it does, you may consider making a medical malpractice claim. Claims brought against ophthalmologists are relatively few, compared to those made against surgeons. A report found that only 2.6% of...
The impact of a lack of oxygen to the brain
Your brain must have a consistent oxygen supply at all times. Anything that interrupts this puts you at risk. The interruption does not even have to be very long to have a drastic impact on your life -- or even to prove fatal. For instance, if the oxygen is cut off...
What patients should know about anesthesia errors
While anesthesia carries some health risks, surgical pain relief is relatively safe for most patients. However, anesthesia errors can and do cause serious health complications. Learn about the dangers associated with anesthesia and strategies to prepare yourself for...
Patients can suffer great harm during “never events”
A “never event” in the medical field is one that shouldn’t happen to patients because it can be prevented if the medical team would use proper protocol during a procedure. Unfortunately, there are times when patients do suffer harm from a never event. These...
Dozens of surgical mistakes happen each week in the United States
Surgery is an invasive medical procedure that involves a skilled physician cutting into your body to remove something, repair something or even add something that wasn't there before, like a pacemaker or hernia mesh. Surgeries are rife with the potential for...
Is leaving a bullet in the body a good medical practice?
In some cases, when a person suffers a gunshot wound, the surgeon is unable to remove the bullet or decides there is no need to remove the bullet. He or she will leave those in the body. Many times, doctors will tell patients that there is nothing to worry about and...
Academic estimates say most medical records contain errors
Anyone who visits a medical facility in Florida has to provide clinicians with health information that they record in medical records. Health care professionals rely on these records to make diagnostic and treatment decisions, so mistakes could harm patients. Errors...