Medical Malpractice
Being given the wrong medication in a hospital can leave you confused, frightened, and seriously injured. It can also leave your family asking a direct question: can you sue the hospital? In Tennessee, the answer depends on what happened, why it happened, and what harm the medication error caused. Not every mistake leads to a lawsuit, but when a hospital…Read More
When a hospital pharmacy gives a patient the wrong medication, the mistake may have started long before the drug reached the patient’s bedside or operating room. A medication may be ordered by one provider, prepared by pharmacy staff, labeled by another employee, delivered to a clinical area, checked by a nurse or anesthesia provider, and then administered to the patient.…Read More
A serious medication error at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown has raised urgent questions for Nashville patients and families. According to recent reporting, Tennessee regulators found that four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown received the wrong medication during surgical procedures. Ascension has reportedly acknowledged a pharmacy medication error involving four joint-replacement patients who received potassium phosphate instead of the…Read More
Imagine you are a patient who’s receiving treatment for a medical problem in a Tennessee hospital. However, you contract a serious infection as a result of the medical negligence of your doctor or hospital. What are your rights? Healthcare-Acquired Infections Also known as nosocomial infections, healthcare-acquired infections are infections that patients contract while receiving medical care. They range in seriousness…Read More
Expecting mothers in Tennessee should know what to do if there is shoulder dystocia during labor. This is a birth injury that occurs when a baby’s shoulders become stuck while passing through the mother’s pelvis during the labor process. It can happen with one or both of the shoulders. The good news is that most of the time, babies with…Read More
Residents of Tennessee should know the facts about medical malpractice. Medical errors account for over 95,000 deaths in America annually. That’s actually more than serious diseases like AIDS and traumatic events like car collisions. Some of the most common errors in medicine are related to medication. Whether it’s a doctor prescribing the wrong dose or an error at the pharmacy,…Read More
Computers are supposed to make life easier for humans and are supposed to wipe out the need for humankind in the workplace. What is happening is more people are needed to manage computers than were required to manage people. Tennessee lawyers are fighting for injured clients who have experienced malpractice injuries based on erroneous electronic health records. How Do Errors…Read More
When most people go into surgery, they are doing so to fix an issue, but there are times when a patient will come out in worse condition compared to when they first entered the hospital. Unfortunately, one of the situations that can harm a patient occurs when a medical professional forgets surgical instruments within the person’s body. Although easily prevented,…Read More
According to a study by Johns Hopkins, medical errors account for nearly 250,000 deaths each year, while other studies say that number could be as high as 440,000. That makes medical mistakes the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Medical malpractice can be one of the most challenging types of personal injury cases to prove, as the burden…Read More
When someone suffers a bad medical outcome, it is often not the result of medical malpractice. All procedures carry certain levels of risk – some of which are simply unavoidable. But if you suspect that your bad outcome was the result of negligence and medical malpractice, you should contact an attorney experienced in these matters. An attorney familiar with malpractice…Read More
