In order, the leading causes of death in the US are heart disease, cancer and then, believe it or not; medical mistakes. With close to 450 thousand deaths a year from errors made by members of the medical profession, and many more injuries it is in your best interest to know what constitutes medical malpractice and if you were injured as a result of an error made by your doctor, should you consult with medical malpractice lawyers in Houston Texas?
Many forms of malpractice:
Deaths and injuries attributable to medical mistakes are the result of many different types of errors.
* Delayed treatment of infection
* Incorrect interpretation of lab results and
* Failure to diagnose properly, are only three of them.
Bad outcomes cannot be equated to medical malpractice:
There are many instances where known complications happen during or post operation or procedure. Complications can and do cause the condition to worsen and can even result in death. The chances of an outcome that is not what you were expecting are ever present and they are not necessarily evidence of malpractice.
To prove a case of medical malpractice you have to:
* Prove that the physician or other member of the medical team breached what is known as the “standard of care.”
* Prove that the error caused unnecessary harm to the patient
You must have a lawyer in cases like this:
Attempting to determine if there actually is evidence that leads one to believe that there was medical malpractice is extremely complicated. You will need seasoned medical malpractice lawyers in Houston Texas as well as medical experts. Because of the complexity of malpractice, there are cases when it does not appear that there were mistakes and others that look just the opposite. The only people that can genuinely make the determination are those versed in the law as it applies to medical malpractice.
If you are of the opinion that you or a loved one suffered as a result of a medical mistake you may wish to engage the legal services of medical malpractice lawyers in Houston Texas. You are invited to contact the Kassab Law Firm.
