Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is a term used to describe negligence or mistakes made by hospitals, doctors, nurses and other health care providers. Hospitals and health care providers make medical errors every day and sometimes those mistakes cause a wrongful death or permanently injure patients. When medical malpractice happens, the injured patient or family is usually not told about it. An attorney can review medical records with expert witnesses to determine if the standard of care was not met.
When medical malpractice injures a patient, the patient is entitled to recover from the hospital's or doctor's insurance. When medical malpractice causes a wrongful death, the family is also entitled to recover from the hospital's or doctor's insurance. Malpractice frequently occurs at hospitals and in emergency rooms and operating rooms. But malpractice can also arise out of a visit to a doctor's office or even a phone call to nurse. Patient safety can be compromised in a variety of ways.
Most patients who believe they have been injured by medical malpractice want to find out how it happened. The lawyers at Martin & Jones can help. Our medical malpractice attorneys have worked with injured patients in North Carolina and beyond since 1982, helping them determine if their injuries were the result of medical malpractice.
Cerebral PalsyCerebral palsy is a term that describes a group of disorders that
affect the brain’s ability to control body movement. There are several
causes of cerebral palsy, but frequently it is caused by injury to the
brain before, during, or just after birth. Cerebral palsy may also be
acquired after childbirth by any event that causes damage
to the brain. Birth InjuryMedical malpractice or medical mistakes made near the time of childbirth can injure the mother. or the baby or both. Babies injured near the time of birth may face life-long physical or mental disabilities. Sometimes the family of an injured baby thinks that the child’s injury is related to a birth defect, and that the child was going to be born with that injury no matter what anyone did. But frequently babies are injured by a lack of oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery. This lack of oxygen is usually preventable. A preventable injury may be medical malpractice. more >
Brain DamageAn injury to the brain is the most devastating kind of injury and can cause life-long disability. If a patient’s brain damage is the result of medical malpractice, the patient is entitled to recover from the negligent hospital, doctors, nurses, or other health care providers and their insurance companies. more >
Surgery or Anesthesia ErrorThousands of patients suffer injuries or complications from surgical or anesthesia errors every year. Unfortunately, errors in the operating room are more common than many would like to believe. more >
| Emergency Room ErrorTens of thousands of people die each year due to medical malpractice. This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States. Especially in emergency rooms, malpractice occurs frequently, and many patients are treated inadequately. In emergency rooms, patients sometimes wait for several hours, and frequently there are not enough doctors and nurses to treat them all. more >
Medication ErrorMedication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming over one million people every year. Medication errors can kill or permanently injure patients. Those patients and their families are entitled to recover from the negligent hospital, doctor, nurses or other healthcare providers and their insurance companies. more >
Delayed or Missed DiagnosisDelays in diagnosis can directly impact a patient’s chance of recovery and survival. The earlier an illness is correctly diagnosed and treated, the better chance the patient has at recovery and survival. The failure to diagnose health issues early can lead to more serious complications of the illness or even death. more >
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TestimonialsArturo's Story
Arturo's sister was a healthy 26-year-old expectant mom in 2002, and she and her husband were ecstatic when their healthy little boy was delivered. Within a day, tragedy struck. Due to a hospital medication error, his sister was left in a permanent coma. As a result, her little boy never got to know his mother who needs constant care due to brain damage. more > |
