Medical Malpractice
⚠️ Common Examples of Medical Malpractice:
- Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
- Surgical errors (wrong site, leaving instruments inside)
- Medication errors (wrong drug or dose)
- Birth injuries (harm to the baby or mother during childbirth)
- Failure to monitor a patient or respond to complications
- Ignoring or misreading test results
🧑⚖️ To prove medical malpractice, you usually need to show:
- A doctor-patient relationship existed
- The provider was negligent (made a serious mistake)
- That negligence caused an injury
- The injury led to damages (medical bills, pain, lost income, etc.)