Health care professionals are supposed to help their patients feel better, so when a patient is hurt in a medical setting, it can leave them at a loss about what to do next. Medical malpractice refers to the healthcare professional’s failure to provide the accepted...
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4 areas where medical malpractice can occur
The idea that medical practitioners make errors is worrying. Patients always put their trust in them, so when a healthcare provider offers substandard services or neglects a patient, this trust can be broken. Medical malpractice can lead to injuries or death. Below...
Why isn’t your doctor listening to you?
When patients are concerned that their doctor isn’t listening to them, they have every right to be worried about their health. A doctor has to have the proper information to make an accurate diagnosis and give them the right treatment plan. A doctor that refuses to...
How common are serious surgical mistakes?
The idea of someone cutting you open and implanting a device or removing part of your body is unnerving, to say the least. However, people can set aside their natural fear of such procedures because they trust the professionals providing them with care. Most surgeries...
2 Sources Of Distraction That Can Lead To Medical Mistakes
Some medical mistakes are the results of incompetence, but many mistakes result from stressful circumstances. Distraction on the road can lead to people causing preventable crashes, and distraction at work can mean major issues with how someone performs their job. A...
Overmedicating patients in nursing homes can be dangerous
You would expect people living in nursing homes to be on medications. Medicines are an important part of maintaining their health. But what about cases where a patient, particularly one with dementia, is medicated, perhaps excessively, to keep them more docile and...
Even when the medication is right, mistakes can happen
When people think of medication errors, they usually think of someone being given the wrong medication. For instance, perhaps you needed a blood thinner to combat blood clots, but then you were accidentally given a different solution. It did not treat the blood clots,...
Did you sign informed consent forms? You still have legal rights
Before surgery, you may be required to complete some paperwork. Beyond providing your personal details, the healthcare facility may ask you to sign an informed consent form. The form makes you aware of the procedure you will have and any risks involved. It also...
Are doctors too busy to be reliable?
Do you feel like your doctor is just too busy? Maybe you have to wait for them in the waiting room for nearly an hour since they have so many other patients to see. When they finally get to you, they rush into the room, clearly still thinking about the last...
What causes some people to wake up during surgery?
One of the biggest fears that many people have before undergoing surgery if they’ll be receiving general anesthesia is that it will wear off before their surgeon completes their operation. It may be reassuring to know that waking up during surgery, a process that is...