In
military and Veteran's Administration (VA) hospitals all over the
country, health care providers work in an environment where their
actions or inactions can mean the difference between life, permanent
injury, or death.
Military
medical malpractice is the result of a U.S. government employed
medical professional or other VA or military medical personnel, in
the performance of their duties, committing negligence that causes
serious. Below are five examples of military medical malpractice that
can lead to injury or death.
Physician
Error
A
health care provider may negligently fail to diagnose an illness in
sufficient time to treat it effectively. He or she may negligently
prescribe the wrong drug, or may negligently fail to notice a
life-threatening drug interaction. He or she may negligently fail to
order the correct treatment or may negligently misdiagnose an
illness.
Birth
Injuries
A
birth injury caused by a health care provider can result in a
lifetime of living with cerebral palsy or brain damage for the
patient. A failure to recognize and act upon the signs of fetal
distress could result in the death of the mother or child.
Cancer
Misdiagnosis
When
cancer is not diagnosed properly due to lack of physician attention
or experience or due to laboratory error, it can spread and become
more invasive or difficult to treat. A misdiagnosis of cancer can
also mean that treatment is not received until there is no chance of
recovery.
Surgical
Errors
Surgery
always carries a risk, but that risk is dramatically increased when a
surgeon takes out the wrong organ, administers the wrong dose of
medication, or gives the wrong medication. Medical malpractice can
also occur when surgery is performed on the wrong body part, the
wrong surgical procedure is performed on a patient, or a foreign
object, such as a surgical sponge is retained in a patient after
surgery.
The
sad truth is that medical malpractice causes thousands of injuries
and deaths each year. Many of these wrongful deaths and injuries
occur at the hands of Military and VA Veterans Administration health
care providers. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of
negligence in a military or Veteran's Administration (VA) hospital,
it is crucial to explore your options with a dedicated military
medical malpractice lawyer.
Archuleta,
Alsaffar & Higginbotham handles all types of military medical
malpractice cases arising from Military and VA Veterans
Administration medical care, including birth injuries, surgical
mistakes, and misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose diseases such as
cancer. If you believe you or someone close to you has been injured
by Veterans Administration or military medical malpractice, contact
Archuleta, Alsaffar & Higginbotham today at 1-800-798-9529 or
visit www.govtclaim.com
for a free consultation.
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