Medical Malpractice in Columbia
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Injuries from medical malpractice can be some of the most difficult to understand, and difficult to prove. Medical care is complex and people who are already ill or injured may respond differently to treatment. A bad outcome from medical treatment does not necessarily mean that a doctor was negligent.
So What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional fails to provide the “accepted standard of care” and injury or death results. It takes a medical professional who understands illness and treatment options to understand when there has been a failure. This is why medical malpractice attorneys rely upon expert medical witnesses.
How Do You Know Malpractice Was to Blame?
Until we investigate your case, we cannot know for sure that negligence was a factor. Doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers seldom admit their mistakes. But these are a few of the more common problems that could signal medical negligence:
- Misdiagnoses, delayed diagnoses, or failure to diagnose illnesses, including cancer
- Failing to order proper tests or errors in reading test results such as misreading x-rays, CT scans, or MRIs
- Surgical errors, including anesthesia errors
- Medication errors
- Emergency room errors, failure to provide prompt treatment, and sending patients home prematurely
- Failure to diagnose a heart attack or stroke
- Failing to monitor a patient’s condition
Obstetrical Practice
- Problems in childbirth leading to birth injuries, including delayed C-section, failure to identify breech birth, failure to monitor fetal heart rate or maternal condition
- Birth injuries such as brain damage, Erb’s palsy, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and shoulder dystocia
- Problems before childbirth, such as failing to properly monitor the mother’s medical condition, to treat gestational diabetes, or to treat high blood pressure
- Death of a mother or a child
If your loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice or nursing negligence, you have the right to seek compensation. Contact injury attorney Jonathan Scott Smith or call (410) 441-5054 to schedule a consultation.
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Attorney Jonathan Scott Smith represents clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and negligence, throughout Maryland, including the cities of Columbia, Clarksville, Sykesville, Fulton, Elkridge, Frederick, Mt. Airy, Ellicott City, Laurel, Westminster, and Baltimore. Lawyer Smith also provides experienced legal representation for clients in Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Prince Georges (Prince George) County, Howard County and Montgomery County, MD.
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