Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional deviates from standards in his or her profession, thereby causing injury to a patient. The Law Office of Alan Anchell continues to fight for victims of medical malpractice. We understand that when you fall victim to medical malpractice it causes not only physical loss, but financial, and emotional distress as well. Our firm works very diligently and aggressively in obtaining compensation for the damages you or a loved one has suffered.

Hospital negligence– cases that involve improper conduct on the part of hospital administration, hospital employees included but not limited to nurses and staff, this doesn’t include individual physicians. Situations that can make the hospital liable can include:

• Not notifying a doctor when a patient’s condition worsens
• Failure to monitor post-surgical patients
• Pharmacy and administration of medication errors
• The lack of all documentation of a patient’s care
• Failure to provide training of all medical equipment after discharge
• Poor or inadequate training of all hospital staff

Failure to diagnose– It is a doctor’s responsibility to follow a patient’s care and this includes making sure a patient is scheduled for tests or labs to properly diagnose a condition in a reasonable amount of time. Physicians can be held liable for the failure to diagnose cancer, heart attack, or any other condition that can cause harm if left untreated. The patient can suffer long term consequences or even death from a preventable medical error.

Brain injuries– The have three categories Mild, Moderate, and Severe.

Mild- involves the loss of consciousness with a maximum of 30 mins, mental status changes due to a concussion, headaches, dizziness, and confusion as a result, MRI’s and CT scans may not show any damages.

Moderate- can include any minor symptoms that continuously get worse in time. Loss of consciousness that ranges from 15 minutes to up to 5 hours. Brain and tissue damage will be evident in brain scans

Severe- Swelling of the head or brain, loss of consciousness lasting 5 hours or more, head injuries that result in permanent neurobiological damage or the loss of cognitive abilities and sensory function.

Brain injuries that are caused due to medical negligence can include Anesthesia malpractice, Hypoxic (lack of oxygen) injury, neglecting to treat metabolic imbalances, failure to properly diagnose and treat a severe concussion, drug interactions, and a deep vein thrombosis that was not treated.

Spinal cord injuries– When a patient suffers a spinal cord injury it is not only a major liability but this life long injury that must involve not only the immediate financial cost but needs to include a comprehensive life care plan that will allow for future care. These type of injuries can come from the negligence of misdiagnosis of an infection, delayed diagnosis of a tumor or misdiagnosis of a spinal cord impingement resulting in permeant nerve injury, and improper diagnosis and treatment of a ruptured or herniated disc.

Birth injuries-The Law Office of Alan Anchell understands when you wait nine months for your daughter/son of which you fell in love with and can’t wait to meet your child. Our office is dedicated to representing you during your time of:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Labor & Delivery Negligence
• Oxygen deficiency
• Shoulder Dystocia (this happens when a failure to perform a timely Cesarean section). Delivery room errors occur, and other medical malpractice scenarios happen, and mistakes are made during labor.

Misdiagnosis– One of the most common medical malpractice suits are misdiagnosis. This involves a late diagnosis, serious patient injury, illness, or death. We trust licensed diagnostician to care for us. This can involve misdiagnosed stroke and heart attack, errors with medical records, issues with lab results, incorrect cancer diagnosis, or a delay in cancer diagnosis.

Emergency room negligence– Failure to timely and properly diagnose a dangerous condition such as appendicitis leading to a rupture, failing to timely diagnose a heart attack or stroke, leading to further morbidity or death. Anesthesia is a very big concern due to the negligence can cause permanent brain damage or death, over-dose or inappropriate dosing of anesthesia leading to permanent damage which will require a life care plan.

Surgical errors– Piercing a body part when performing a surgery on an intended or ailing organ is catastrophic. Amputating or injecting a limb that was unintended is just cause for a liable case. Inadequate monitoring of the oxygen-enriched environment leading to operating room fires, leaving surgical instruments or other further foreign materials in a patient’s body is negligence.

Wrong prescription or negligent administration of medication by injection or IV-To over-administer of a prescription medication, chemotherapy or radiotherapy that causes the patient further morbidity or death is negligence. The failure to properly administer injections can cause several reactions that can cause injury.

Nursing Home– If you or a love one has been a victim of bedsores, bone fractures and breaks, pressure sores, emotional abuse, falls, malnutrition, medication errors dehydration, assault leading to further morbidity or death.

The initial consultation is free so if you or a loved one feel you are a victim call our office.