Pima County Medical Negligence ATTORNEYS
Doctors, hospitals and other medical providers can save lives and prevent serious injuries by following the diagnostic and treatment procedures that have been adopted by the medical profession. When they fail to do so, they can be held accountable for the consequences.
At The Leader Law Firm, in association with Aiken & Scoptur, our Tucson medical malpractice attorneys help patients and families pursue claims against negligent health care providers. For a free consultation with an experienced personal injury trial lawyer, contact us today.
Pursuing Compensation for Medical Errors
Doctors are highly trained professionals who are expected to follow professional standards any time they are called upon to evaluate or treat patients. The following are some of the major types of errors that doctors and other medical providers can be held accountable for:
- Birth injuries: Obstetricians and other medical professionals involved in the delivery process need to follow careful guidelines in order to avoid injuries to newborns. Children injured during birth can develop cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy and other serious conditions.
- Diagnosis errors: When doctors fail to diagnose, misdiagnose or delay diagnosing serious medical conditions like cancer, they can deprive their patients of the opportunity to get appropriate medical treatment in enough time to prevent death or disability.
- Medication errors: When doctors and hospitals dispense powerful medications with serious potential side effects, they need to make sure their patients are prescribed and administered the right medications and the right dosages of those medications.
- Surgical errors: Any surgical procedure — from heart surgery or appendectomy to gastric bypass or Lasik eye surgery — comes with certain risks. Doctors and nurses must follow careful procedures throughout the surgery process to minimize those risks.
If you have been injured, gotten ill or lost a loved one due to the negligence of a doctor, nurse, hospital employee or other health care provider, do not hesitate to contact us to discuss what we can do to help you pursue a medical malpractice claim.
