Everyone makes mistakes. They are a part of life. But when you have a great responsibility, such as the health of a patient or rescuing a victim of a car accident, you can’t afford to make any mistakes. High-stress professions, like doctors and nurses, must make split-decisions on a procedure or a treatment. Often, doctors and nurses work long shifts and there is poor communication due to fatigue and carelessness. When we hear of a doctor making a mistake, there is usually a devastating result. These mistakes are preventable and are referred to as “never events.”
When you or a loved one has suffered from a surgical mistake, who is going to pay for the additional surgeries and care? Who will pay the bills when you are out of work longer than what was scheduled? And who will make sure no one else goes through the same ordeal?
At Saffren & Weinberg, we will help you get the medical care you need to correct the error, fight for your legal rights and win a large settlement. We will hold the doctors, nurses and hospitals accountable.
As mentioned above, poor communication is a major contributor to a surgical error, but there are more causes for a should-have-never-happened error:
No one wants to a have an operation, but they are necessary to correct a condition. The patient is nervous already from the risks associated with the surgery. When a surgeon makes a mistake, it changes the quality of life for the patient.
When a surgical tool is left in a patient, it is called a “retained surgical item.” These surgical items include sponges, needles, clamps and surgical forceps. Left in the body, they can cause incontinence, infections, vomiting, and anxiety as well as damage organs and block the flow of blood to an organ. In some cases, patients have died to due complications from a retained surgical item.
Other mistakes include:
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