Burbank Medical Error Lawyers
Medical errors are medical procedures or medications which are determined by a doctor or a physician which are necessary to assist a patient to recover or become well given the particular ailments or conditions suffered by the patient, but something either goes wrong or the procedure or medication was never correct to begin with. Medical errors are so predominant that one of the United States’ leading causes of death and injury are medical errors caused by doctors and physicians. The Institute of Medicine has estimated that nearly 100,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year from medical errors.
Medical errors may involve any or all of the following:
- Improper Diagnosis;
- Inaccurate or Malfunctioning Equipment;
- Incorrect or Switched Lab reports;
- Incorrect Medication;
- Surgery; and
- Wrong Dose of Medication.
Medical errors are so predominant in the U.S. health care system, that they may occur anywhere in the chain, including:
- Clinics;
- Elderly Homes;
- Physician’s Offices;
- Public and Private Hospitals;
- Nursing Homes;
- Outpatient Surgery Centers;
- Pharmacies; and
- Patients’ Residences.
Medical errors happen so frequently, that many medical errors are probably never identified because they don’t have severe enough effects on the patient. But medical errors include patients who are given food which they are allergic to, irrespective of the severity of the allergic reaction. Medical errors may also occur when doctors and their patients have communication breakdowns, where the doctor may not provide a patient with all available options, so the patient does not make an informed decision, but instead does what the doctor wants them to do.
If you or a loved one has been serious injured as a direct result of the medical errors or a doctor or a physician in Burbank Glendale or Pasadena, please contact one of our Burbank Medical Error Attorneys immediately for a free confidential initial consultation today.
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