90,000 people are injured each year due to medical malpractice, which includes errors made during surgical procedures.
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REPORTING DOCTOR’S
NEGLIGENCE
2. • 90,000 people are injured each year due to medical
malpractice, which includes errors made during surgical
procedures.
• Hospitals and medical personnel cannot avoid their
responsibility to provide medical and surgical care that
meets accepted standards.
3. Types of Surgical Errors…
• Poorly implemented surgical techniques
• Operating in the wrong place
• Organ punctures and lacerations
• Foreign objects left inside the patient
(sponges, instruments etc.)
4. Types of Surgical Errors
• Anesthesia errors
• Failure to diagnose and treat hemorrhage
• Poorly placed surgical hardware or prostheses
5. Reporting Medical Negligence
• Can be a serious undertaking for patients.
• Hospitals and medical personnel cannot avoid their
responsibility to provide medical and surgical care that
meets accepted standards.
• Even if patients have signed a consent form to operate
and acknowledged some of the potential risks involved.
6. How to deal with Medical Negligence
• Contact a medical malpractice attorney.
• An attorney in this area of specialization can help
Understand patients legal options
Obtain fair and reasonable compensation for a victim
of medical malpractice.
• Patients can also report medical negligence to the
appropriate licensing authority.(New York Office of
Professional Medical Conduct)