What Constitutes Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice laws are defined in order to protect individuals who have suffered subpar service at the hands of a health care professional that led to substantial personal injury.
Cincinnati medical malpractice laws provide specific criteria for judging what constitutes medical malpractice. If you need clarification of what medical malpractice is, consult an attorney such as Freking & Betz, LLC, whose attorneys practice this area of law in Cincinnati.  Additionally, however, in order to be considered medical malpractice, the following must be proven:

1. A health care professional or institution provided care that was below a level considered standard for the profession.
2. A person suffered substantial injuries that can be considered persistent.
3. These injuries were a direct result of the poor care provided by the professional or institution.

Medical malpractice may take several forms. Some of the more typical categories of medical malpractice include:

• Doctor negligence – The doctor failed to recognize symptoms that should have been noticed, leading to omission of treatment that would have spared injury or suffering.
• Hospital negligence – The hospital, emergency room, or similar conditions were below the appropriate standard of care, leading to personal injury or death.
• Misdiagnosis – The professional diagnosed symptoms wrongly, in a way that a proper professional would not have, leading to personal injury or suffering.
• Surgical error – Surgeons operated poorly, operated on the wrong body part, operated on the wrong person, left tools in the body, had anesthesia errors etc. leading to significant injury.
• Pharmaceutical error – Dangerous drugs were administered without consent, violating informed consent laws, or errors in dosage or drug interactions led to severe personal injury.

These are just several of many types of medical malpractice types. In all cases, however, serious persistent damage was caused by substandard professional care.

Cincinnati Medical Malpractice Law Firm

If you have suffered personal injury due to medical malpractice, it is highly advisable to engage the services of a medical malpractice attorney. The Cincinnati medical malpractice firm of Freking & Betz aggressively represents individuals who have suffered due to medical malpractice.

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