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Jefferson County Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Filing a Medical Malpractice Claim

Medical professionals have an ethical and legal obligation to provide proper care to patients who depend on them. When patients are injured due to the negligence or carelessness of a doctor, nurse or anesthesiologist, the victim or his or her family can file a medical malpractice claim seeking compensation for damages and losses.

Definition of Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is when a health care provider acts outside the accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury or harm to a patient. To file a claim, injured victims must prove that they were injured, that the medical professional acted negligently in some way and that the negligence of the health care provider caused the injury. Injured victims may pursue financial compensation from the doctor or medical professional who caused the injury. The family of someone killed by a negligent health care provider may file a Missouri wrongful death claim against the physician or the hospital.

Common Medical Malpractice Cases

Surgical error is the most common form of medical malpractice. In fact, almost one-third of all medical malpractice cases involve surgical errors. Errors made by surgeons can cause permanent damage or even death. Other common forms of Jefferson County medical malpractice include:

• Prescription drug errors: Prescribing the wrong drug or a defective drug can do great harm to a patient.
• Administering the wrong drug: Giving a patient the wrong drug in the hospital or a drug that the patient is allergic to can have devastating consequences.
• Failure to diagnose cancer: Doctors must order specific tests if certain symptoms are present. A failure to order a test or to properly interpret the results of a test can decrease the chances of the patient surviving an illness, especially cancer where early detection is critical.
• Failure to foresee complications: Doctors must be aware of potential dangers especially with regard to complicated treatments or procedures
• Informed consent: Patients must be given all information about a treatment or procedure before they undergo it. Patients must be told about possible side effects and about the potential risks of undergoing a particular treatment or procedure.
• Birth injuries: If a mother or baby suffer injuries before or during labor and delivery due to medical negligence, the doctor, nurse, midwife or hospital could be held liable.

Rights of Injured Victims in Jefferson County

Victims of medical malpractice may pursue financial compensation for losses such as hospital bills, physical pain, cost of unnecessary surgery, disability coverage and emotional distress. Our Jefferson County personal injury attorneys have a successful track record of helping injured patients obtain the compensation they need and rightfully deserve. Call us at (314) 322-8515 today to schedule your free and comprehensive consultation.

Free Consultation:

I always offer free consultations for personal injury cases. You may not need a lawyer to handle your injury case, but you should at least get a free consultation to determine if you do.

Also, if I agree to handle your case, I handle it on a contingent basis. This means you don’t pay a fee unless I win your case.

Call (314) 322-8515 at any time (24 hours a day/7 days a week) to schedule your free consultation. You can also send me an email at john@pagelaw.com.