Doctors, nurses and other health care providers spend
a great deal of time learning how to treat a great
variety of illnesses and physical maladies. As a group
they are professionals dedicated to helping alleviate
the ailments that can plague mankind. Unfortunately,
health care providers can also make mistakes. When
mistakes are made the effects can be devastating. In
fact, according to the National Academy of Sciences,
approximately 98,000 Americans die from "medical
mistakes" each year.
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving
a medical treatment provider. If someone is injured as
a result of a treatment provider's digression from the
standard of care, that treater may be liable for the
injury that has occurred. The determination of whether
a medical professional has met the standard of care is
based on a comparison to other professionals in the
same field and the same geographical region. In other
words, what would a reasonably competent medical
professional practicing in the same field as the
defendant, and in the same area of the defendant, do
under the circumstances that the defendant was facing
with respect to care and treatment of the patient?
Medical malpractice does not occur every time there is
a bad outcome from treatment. It is simply a duty to
provide good care according to the accepted standards
of the community and/or the accepted standards of a
particular medical specialty. The law generally
recognizes the practice of medicine as an
"art" rather than as an exact science.
Therefore, some latitude is given to practitioners
with respect to the manner in which they choose to
address the problems of specific patients.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury as a
result of possible malpractice, call Attorneys911 at our toll free number, (800)
300-0001 or submit
an online questionnaire. The initial consultation
is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your
case, we will work on a contingency fee basis
(excludes Criminal Cases), which means we get paid for
our services only if there is a monetary recovery of
funds. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an
applicable expiration date, known as a statute of
limitations so please call right away to ensure that
you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
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