Medical Malpractice: Doctor Mistakes
Serving Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Midlothian and Waxahachie, Texas
W
hen you receive medical treatment, you expect that your health care professional will provide you with a level of care that not only makes you better, but also guards against the development of other medical complications. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Medical errors are far too common, and they injure far too many people.
When your doctor, nurse or other health care professional fails to provide you with adequate and appropriate treatment, he has committed a medical error and may be held liable for medical malpractice. If your doctor's medical error results in a serious injury, you may be eligible to receive compensation for:
- Additional medical expenses
- Rehabilitation costs
- Lost earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Physical disability
- Lost income
Medical Error Statistics
A study conducted by HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals revealed that between 2000 and 2002, approximately 195,000 people died annually as a result of avoidable medical errors. This is more than double the combined annual fatality totals for auto accidents (43,450) and breast cancer (42,300). Furthermore, there has not been any evidence that these figures have declined in recent years.
Types of Medical Errors
The following mistakes by a medical professional can constitute a medical error:
- Anesthesia errors
- Surgical errors
- Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
- Failure to properly treat a medical condition
- Wrong-site surgery
- Medication errors
- Pharmacy errors
- Nursing errors
- Failure to manage a pregnancy or safely deliver a baby
Superior Medical Malpractice Representation
The attorneys at Polewski & Associates have been successfully helping people injured by medical malpractice in Texas for more than two decades. We provide our clients with highly personalized attention and the services of a board certified personal injury trial lawyer. Fewer than 3% of Texas attorneys can boast this qualification.
It is important to be represented by an attorney with a great deal of experience handling medical malpractice cases arising from medical errors. There simply is no substitute for a lawyer who can recognize a medical error when he sees it and has a thorough understanding of the medical profession. Medical malpractice claims are among the most complex and hotly defended claims in all of America. The success of your lawsuit will depend totally on the ability of your lawyers to prove that your doctor was negligent, and very few attorneys have the necessary knowledge and skill to determine whether your doctor made a medical error, and if so, whether that medical error is medical malpractice.
Your lawyer will need to be able to evaluate medical records and obtain expert witnesses who can verify your claim. He will have to understand medical conditions, medical treatments, what kind of medical care should have been provided, and the language doctors use to describe what happened. Once your medical malpractice claim is filed, your attorney will have to be able to understand and defeat the complicated medical arguments that doctors and their lawyers will assert to try to avoid paying you and your family a dime for their medical errors. None of these things is taught in law school.
At Polewski & Associates, you will have the benefit of a medical malpractice team which includes a board certified attorney with over 25 years experience handling these cases, as well as Dr. Andrew Gross. Dr. Gross holds both a law degree and a medical degree. Dr. Gross, an experienced surgeon, has years of medical training and "hands on" experience actually treating patients, all of which obviously makes him uniquely qualified to find evidence of medical malpractice that many other attorneys miss. Your medical malpractice claim is important: don't settle for less than top flight experience and knowledge on your side.
If you or a loved one has been hurt by a medical error, please contact the Texas medical malpractice lawyers at Polewski & Associates today to schedule a consultation. We serve clients throughout Texas.
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