Brockton Medical Malpractice Lawyers

What are the common types of medical malpractice in Brockton?

At the Law Office of Gerald J. Noonan, we handle all types of medical malpractice, including the following:

• Emergency room errors. These include failing to properly diagnose or triage a patient, mistakes when rendering treatment to a patient, failing to consult with a specialist, or prematurely discharging a patient instead of admitting the patient to the hospital.
• Birth injuries. These injuries include oxygen deprivation injuries caused by a failure to intervene when the baby gets wrapped in its umbilical cord, physical trauma inflicted by improper use of forceps, and injuries to the mother caused by a failure to intervene after signs of fetal distress. Common birth injuries include cerebral palsy and brachial plexus injuries.
• Surgical errors. Surgical errors include the performance of surgical procedures on the wrong part of the body, surgery on the wrong patient, performance of the wrong surgical procedure, failure to anticipate and respond to complications, damage to a patient’s tissues by an improper incision, or leaving materials or equipment inside a patient.
• Anesthesia errors. These errors include the failure to give a patient proper pre- and post-procedure instructions, patient distress due to improper administration of anesthesia, and the use of too little anesthesia, resulting in a patient becoming conscious during surgery.
• Failure-to-diagnose or misdiagnosis. These errors allow medical conditions to continue to worsen in a patient, resulting in the patient requiring more intensive and expensive medical treatment or potentially rendering the condition untreatable. Some of the causes include failing to order the correct imaging and blood tests and failing to read the results correctly.
• Medication errors. Physicians can make medication errors, including the failure to take proper patient histories, prescribing medications contraindicated by the patient’s other medical conditions, miscalculation of medication dosage, or a nurse administering the wrong medication.
• Pharmacy negligence. Pharmacists can make medication errors by failing to confirm the doctor’s prescription, especially where confusion over abbreviations is involved, or by filling a prescription with the wrong medication or dosage.
• Improper infection care. Hospitals need to prioritize ensuring that their facility is clean and that there are routine exams and procedures for handling hospital-acquired infections, surgical infections, and other types of infections.
• Failing to obtain informed consent. Doctors must inform their patients of known risks, dangers, and complications – especially before any invasive treatments.

Other types of medical malpractice include:

• The improper use of IVs.
• Failing to refer a patient to a specialist
• Failing to listen to the patient

Some of the other ways our Brockton medical malpractice lawyers examine medical mistakes include:

• Examining if your injuries cannot be explained – other than by medical negligence
• Reviewing the medical practitioner’s safety procedures
• Reviewing the safety, cleanliness, and condition of the equipment
• Reviewing the credentials, training, and experience of the healthcare professional