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When you or someone you love needs to seek medical treatment, you expect that you will be helped, not hurt, by medical professionals. Unfortunately, there are times when the negligence or carelessness of a healthcare provider can cause further harm to someone.
At Paulozzi LPA Injury Lawyers, we know how complicated these cases can become, especially when going against insurance companies and medical providers. We understand the importance of you getting fair compensation for what has happened. Let us get to work today when you need an Ohio medical malpractice attorney.
People seek help from medical professionals to receive reliable and qualified care. Many people do not realize that medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that around 250,000 people lose their lives due to medical mistakes each year and that millions more survive and must live with the consequences of what happened.
Think about how many medical professionals there are:
Each of these professionals should perform at a high level for every patient, but their negligence can cause major patient harm.
Medical malpractice happens so frequently in Ohio because it can take so many different forms. There are countless ways healthcare providers can make medical mistakes. However, some types of medical malpractice lawsuits are brought forward more frequently than others. These include:
According to Johns Hopkins researchers, errors made when diagnosing patients are the most devastating because they can lead to either delayed treatment or no treatment at all. This contributes to extreme patient suffering and higher medical costs.
An incredible number of people inside a hospital setting experience medication errors. This can include receiving the wrong medication, the wrong dosage, or not getting the necessary medication at all. Patients discharged often have medication errors, leading to medication problems at home.
One out of every 30 patients in the hospital acquires an infection each day. This occurs when medical staff fail to follow proper protocols to prevent infections from forming or spreading.
Surgical errors such as operating on the wrong body part or surgical instruments being left behind inside of a patient are possible. These are serious mistakes called “never events.” Surgery is complicated, and there are many other errors that can happen if a surgeon or anyone on the surgical team is careless or negligent.
Birth injuries can occur to both the mother and newborn while the mother is pregnant, during childbirth, labor, and delivery. Some examples of birth injuries you might sue for include Caput succedaneum, Cephalohematoma, untreated jaundice, brachial plexus birth injuries, Erb’s palsy, facial paralysis, perinatal asphyxia, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and maternal birth injuries such as postpartum depression, uterine prolapse, uterine rupture, and more.
As the victim of medical malpractice, you have the right to be compensated for all the ways your life may have been affected by your injuries. This might include economic and non-economic damages.
Most people will first think of economic damages when considering the value of their medical malpractice claim. This is because economic damages have a fixed monetary value. They can be easily documented and proven by submitting pay stubs, receipts, quotes, financial records, bank statements, and other forms of evidence. Some common types of economic damages you could recover in your Ohio medical malpractice claim include:
In addition to your economic damages, you also have the right to recover non-economic damages. Non-economic damages do not have a financial value, so your lawyer will need to quantify them depending on how they have impacted your life. Some of the more common non-economic damages you may be entitled to include:
When you need an Ohio medical malpractice attorney, contact us by clicking here or calling us at 888-710-0040. These are not easy cases, but we will not stop until you receive the compensation you are entitled to.
