Medical Malpractice Injuries

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At the law firm of Proner & Proner, our personal injury and wrongful death attorneys are well familiar with the intricacies of medical malpractice law, having helped hundreds of clients achieve just and fair recoveries from negligent health care professionals. In cases involving medical malpractice injuries, our attorneys work with experienced, knowledgeable experts in the medical field in order to build the strongest case possible on your behalf. With the aid of these professionals, we will review your hospital records and medical history to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of negligence to proceed with litigation.

To schedule an evaluation of your case or to learn more about medical malpractice injuries, please contact the law firm of Proner & Proner today.

Types of Injuries Resulting from Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice can take many possible forms and produce a wide range of results, from temporary injuries to the wrongful death of a patient. Most medical malpractice suits arise out of a physician's inability or failure to provide a timely or accurate diagnosis of a condition, directly contributing to an injury that otherwise could have been dramatically less severe or prevented altogether. In other cases, the physician arrives at the proper diagnosis but fails to provide prompt or appropriate treatment. Other examples of medical malpractice include, but are certainly not limited to:

Pharmaceutical Injuries

Pharmaceutical injuries can result from a pharmacist's failure to provide appropriate medication, either through the failure to follow a doctor's orders or through following orders that they know to be incorrect. They might issue the incorrect medicine or the correct medicine in too high or too low a dosage. In some pharmaceutical injury cases, the pharmacist is solely liable for damages; in others, he or she is one link in a chain of negligence. In any event, the consequences of pharmaceutical negligence can be dire, including serious illness, permanent injury, and death.

Pharmaceutical companies can also be held liable if they introduce a dangerous drug onto the market after failing to do appropriate and thorough research or to take the necessary precautions to ensure consumer safety. In such cases, you may be able to file suit against the pharmaceutical company even if the drug in question has received FDA approval.

Anesthesia Injuries

The improper administration of anesthesia or inadequate supply of oxygen to a patient who is under sedation can cause paralysis, brain damage, and even death. An anesthesiologist is responsible for closely monitoring a patient's oxygen intake, ventilation, body temperature, and circulatory functions while that patient is under anesthesia. If injury or death results from a failure to discharge these responsibilities, the anesthesiologist or anesthesiology team may be liable.

Hospital Negligence and Surgical Mistakes

If a hospital's services are not rendered in accordance with the reasonable standard of care, you may have grounds to take legal action against the institution and its staff. The hospital is liable for the acts of its doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, anesthesiologists, and other health care providers, as well as for the equipment they use in administering treatments. Every medical institution has a responsibility to ensure that physicians have the necessary credentials to practice at its facilities and to discontinue its association with any health care provider that does not adhere to the standard of care. Additionally, the hospital must take active measures to protect you from injury in the event that a health care provider is impaired by drugs, alcohol, or psychiatric disorders.

Surgeons who commit critical errors during surgery are also liable for the consequences of their mistakes. Surgical errors can result in serious and permanent injuries to vital parts of the body, including the brain, the limbs, the bowels, and other parts of the nervous and circulatory systems. Medical malpractice cases have resulted from mistakes ranging from careless slips to performing the incorrect procedure from beginning to end. A physician is also liable if he or she performs surgery without first receiving the expressed consent of the patient or legal guardian of the patient.

Birth Injuries

Sadly, medical malpractice can cause devastating injuries to people of all ages, including newborn babies during the birth process. Negligent or wrongful actions of medical professionals can result in such tragic birth injuries as cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, brain damage, skeletal deformities, and even death of the infant. If your child has been injured due to the negligence of professional health care providers, the experienced personal injury attorneys of Proner & Proner can help you in your time of need. Of course, no monetary award can sufficiently compensate for damages to your child, but we will fight on your behalf to ensure that the responsible parties are made to answer for their negligent actions.

Learn More about Litigation Involving Medical Malpractice Injuries

You trust medical professionals to render their services competently and within the bounds of good conscience. When this trust is violated and an injury results, we can help you to achieve the justice you and your family deserve. If you of someone you love has suffered medical malpractice injuries, please contact Proner & Proner today.