COMMON TYPES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES

1. Medication mistakes
Common types of medication mistakes include prescribing the wrong medication, failing to ask about allergies, and prescribing the wrong dosage.

2. Misdiagnosis
Doctors can incorrectly diagnose patients if they fail to recognize symptoms, order additional testing, or lost test results.

3. Surgical errors
Common mistakes that can occur during surgery include operating on the wrong body part, leaving a surgical instrument inside the body, etc.

4. Childbirth injuries
Common birth injuries from negligence include cerebral palsy, brachial plexus, facial paralysis, and spinal cord injuries.

5. Hospital infections
If things aren’t sanitized properly, patients are in danger of suffering life-threatening infections.

6. Anesthesia errors
Patients can suffer serious injuries from anesthesia errors, including brain damage, spinal cord injuries, and heart attacks.