Medical Malpractice
Dallas Personal Injury
According to the National Academy of Sciences 98,000 people die per year due to medical negligence. Acts of medical negligence can result in catastrophic injuries and wrongful death, devastating entire families. Surgical procedures are becoming more and more complex and are being performed more frequently. It is important for medical professionals to receive the proper training to perform these highly complex surgeries. Generally speaking, to recover damages due to medical negligence you must first prove the medical professional failed to meet the required standard of care or conduct in your situation. A personal injury attorney skilled in medical malpractice can help assess whether or not you have a claim. Carabin & Shaw has served the injured of Dallas since 1992. Call or email our law office today.
Medical malpractice can occur in many different ways. Sometimes doctors are overworked, lack appropriate assistance, and/or not properly educated or licensed in their field or about a prescription drug they are prescribing. Any one of these circumstances can cause the doctor to make mistakes that can injure a patient severely. Hospitals are required to be adequately staffed with nurses and doctors and they must have checked the background and qualifications of the staff within reasonable means. Hospitals are held responsible for the actions of their employees.
Prescription drug errors are the most common form of medical malpractice claims with some 7,000 hospitalized patients per year receiving the wrong medication. Other areas for medical malpractice claims include:
- Surgical errors
- Birth injury
- Amputation of wrong limb
- Delay of treatment
- Failure to properly read X-rays or mammograms
- Pediatric malpractice
- Hospital negligence
- Anesthesiologist malpractice
Statistics from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation rank medical negligence and malpractice deaths between the fifth and eighth leading causes of death in the United States. According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) between five and eight reports of surgical errors being performed including operating on the wrong patient, performing the wrong procedure, or on the wrong site, occurred each month during 2003. If you feel you have been injured due to the negligence of a professional health care provider contact our offices to day to discuss your case. The lawyers at Carabin & Shaw are experienced in all aspects of Medical Negligence and malpractice claims and can get you the settlement you deserve. We work on a contingent fee basis which means you don’t pay unless we resolve your case.
