Albuquerque Medical Malpractice Law Blog

When taking surgical errors into consideration, some people envision a negligent surgeon who fails to perform an operation properly. For example, a surgical operation may be performed on the wrong site or, in some istances, even the wrong patient. While this is terrifying, there are other ways in which surgical errors occur. Sometimes, negligent operating room staff are responsible for life-threatening mistakes. When this occurs, those who fail to live up to expectations because of negligent behavior have to be held responsible.

Sometimes, operating room staff become distracted, whether their attention is diverted to socialize or they are using their phone at a critical moment. In other instances, operating room staff may lack training and experience, or they could simply have no regard for the patients they are supposed to be caring for. Furthermore, some operating rooms are understaffed, leaving workers scrambling around, tired, and always short on time. Unfortunately, when something goes wrong because of negligence on behalf of operating room staff, the consequences can be disastrous for patients who are undergoing surgery.

Medical professionals sometimes make honest mistakes, resulting in an incredible amount of unnecessary patient suffering. However, there are also negligent medical workers who intentionally show no regard for the well-being of patients, which can be particularly upsetting. Hospital negligence takes many forms and happens in all sorts of ways, from mistakes involving the prescription of medication to bed sores as a result of neglect. However, some patients experience a great deal of suffering because of delayed assistance.

There are a number of ways in which delayed assistance can occur, whether someone is not treated soon enough in an emergency situation or a medical professional fails to take the proper steps in a timely manner during an operation. Unfortunately, delayed assistance can have significant consequences for victims, such as worsened conditions and an inability to survive altogether. When time is of the essence, it is crucial for medical professionals to fulfill their duties and when they fail to do so, their inaction should be addressed.

The largest integrated health care system in the United States is the Veterans Health Administration. Considering the fact that veterans literally put their lives on the line for their country, the government owes all veterans access to quality health care services. However, a recent report is showing that the care at these facilities is not always what it should be and patients are the ones paying the price.

According to the USA Today report, for years the VA has been concealing the questionable records of medical staff. Concealing records mean that these same medical professionals are able to go on to work at other facilities without anyone knowing of previous mistakes or misdeeds.

As an expecting mother, you will have many doctor appointments leading up to your due date. In the beginning, these checkups will be less frequent - typically monthly - but as you get closer to your due date, it is normal for the frequency of these checkups to increase, substantially.

At these checkups, your doctor should be making recommendations on certain tests. While some of these recommendations are made to everyone - such as the test for gestational diabetes - others recommendations will be based on your age and risk factors.