Medical malpractice can have devastating consequences even when your original reason for seeking healthcare was not a serious health problem. A poor outcome from medical care is not always the result of malpractice, but sometimes doctors will try to hide their mistakes by claiming that you have experience a normal possible outcome. If you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence, our Cincinnati medical malpractice attorneys can help you get the compensation you need and deserve.
Establishing Medical Malpractice
The basic elements which are required to establish malpractice are:
- A professional relationship with the health care professional. Simply picking out a doctor’s phone number and calling to ask a question is not enough to establish a relationship. Seeking help at an emergency room for a life-threatening emergency or when in labor does.
- The health care professional performed below the normal standard of care that any other health care professional would have used under the same circumstances.
- This substandard care must have caused physical or financial harm.
Types of Medical Malpractice
There are many types of medical malpractice which can cause harm to patients. Some common types of malpractice include:
- Medication error
- Emergency room error, including patient dumping
- Surgical error
- Anesthesia error
- Birth injury
- Nursing home neglect
- Misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, or failure to diagnose health problems including, but not limited to, cancer, heart attack, and stroke
- Performing treatments or procedures incorrectly
- Continuing an ineffective treatment
- Failure to inform patient of available treatment
- Patient abandonment
Responsible Parties
Liability for medical malpractice is not limit to physicians and surgeons. Any type of health care professional may be held responsible and health care facilities can also be to blame for medical negligence and wrongdoing. In some cases, there can be more than one responsible party. Those who may be held responsible for medical malpractice include:
- Doctors
- Surgeons
- Surgical staff
- Anesthesiologists
- Emergency room staff
- Nurses
- Dentists
- Dermatologists
- Cosmetic surgeons
- Psychiatrists
- Hospitals
- Psychiatric hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Prisons and jails
- Government institutions
- Pharmaceutical companies
If you believe that you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, please call our Cincinnati injury attorneys or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.