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New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Wilson, Grochow, Druker & Nolet
Attorneys at Law
 Medical malpractice
is a major problem. Approximately 44,000 people die in
the United States each year due, in part, to medical malpractice and
over 98,000 worldwide. In other words, more people die every year
from doctors who fail to provide the appropriate level of care, then
from guns, AIDS, breast cancer or highway accidents. Doctors are human
and can make mistakes. However, when that mistake is the result of
a health care provider’s deviation from the accepted standard
of care and that deviation causes injury or death; medical malpractice
may have occurred.
New York Medical malpractice lawyers evaluate the standard of care
given to a patient to determine if there was medical negligence in
New York. A New York medical malpractice lawyer also determines if
there was failure to use adequate levels of care that could have caused
harm to a patient.
Medical malpractice is a form of negligence involving the failure
of a medical professional (i.e. doctor, medical technician, nurse,
hospital, dentist or health care provider) to use adequate levels
of care skill or diligence in performing his or her professional duties,
that would cause an injury. The determination of whether a medical
professional met his or her duty of care is based upon the standard
of care for the professional in their community. In the case of a
doctor who is a specialist the standard of care is determined by the
standard of good medical practice in that specialty within his or
her area.
It is important to remember that the
duty of a medical professional is not to cure or even to guarantee
a positive outcome from treatment. In New York medical malpractice
does not occur every time a medical treatment is not successful. Their
duty is to provide adequate medical care according to the accepted
standards in their community or in the case of a specialist the accepted
standards in that particular medical specialty. Medical practice has
never been an exact science; doctors are not required to be right
every time they make diagnoses. A miss diagnosis can happen even when
all proper tests are preformed accurately or evaluated by a skilled
doctor with care. A miss diagnosis becomes malpractice if the doctor
fails to get a medical history, order the appropriate tests, or recognize
observable symptoms of illness.
Common Medical Malpractice
Breast: delayed diagnosis of breast cancer can result
when a physician fails to order base line and periodic screening mammogram's
or radiologist misinterpret a mammogram as normal. Also if the treating
physicians fail to perform necessary follow up tests after abnormal
mammogram's. With repeat mammogram's ultrasound or biopsies of a suspicious
area to diagnose early breast cancer.
Colon: delays in diagnosing
colon cancer can result when doctors fail to perform occult fecal
blood testing or order diagnostic screening tests for colon cancer
such as, colonoscopy and barium enema, and when specialist also fails
to properly perform or interpret the tests that are run.
Cerebral Palsy: this
term describes a group of disorders that affect movement control.
There is no one specific cause for Cerebral Palsy; however, it can
be caused by injury to the brain before, during or after birth. Cerebral
Palsy is sometimes caused by lack of oxygen to the brain during birth
and injuries to the birth mother and infant can be cause to pursue
a case based on medical malpractice.
Erb’s Palsy:
brachial plexus palsy, or shoulder dystocia occur when excessive lateral
traction is applied to the baby’s neck region during a delivery.
This can cause the child’s nerves to be torn, resulting in a
limp arm. Tearing of these nerves can cause permanent paralysis of
the arm.
Here at Wilson, Grochow, Druker &
Nolet we use our many years of experience in handling New York medical
malpractice cases to investigate every possible factor that would
warrant a malpractice suit, and to ensure that you receive full compensation
for you or your loved one’s injuries.
If you or one of your loved ones has
been injured as a result of medical malpractice please call or
click here now to ensure
you take the right steps. The
initial consultation is free so call immediately.
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