ACCIDENT INJURY IN OPERATING ROOM DURING SURGERY
People are vulnerable in the hospital. You basically turn your care over to others. In return, they assume the responsibility to take care of you. Of course, that is a big responsibility. In fact, that is one reason hospitals are so expensive. They need a lot of labor and training to meet that responsibility.
At the same time, hospital staff are human. Mistakes happen frequently. When people think of medical injuries, they think of medical malpractice. For example, misdiagnosis or operating on the wrong body part. However, our lawyers handle many other types of hospital injury cases.
PATIENT DROPPED AT THE HOSPITAL
One frequent mishap is dropping the patient. We have had this come up in several situations. We have had clients dropped in the operating room. Fortunately, that is rare. More frequently, the patient falls during a transfer to the toilet or from the bed to a chair. This is always a sad situation. Of course, the hospital staff does not want to drop a patient. The staff is there to help you get better, not hurt you. Nonetheless, it happens. The injuries in this situation are usually not severe. However, the patient is already there for a physical problem. Being dropped just makes things worse.
PATIENT BURNED AT THE HOSPITAL
Our attorneys also handle cases for clients burned at the hospital. This can happen in several ways. We have had several cases where the burn comes from a laser treatment. Sometimes it is misuse of the machine, and sometimes it is a malfunction. In other cases, the patient is burned from a heating pad. The hospital staff wants to keep the patient warm, so they may use a heated blanket. However, if the patient is sedated, they can’t say that the blanket it too hot. Sometimes it is bad enough to seriously burn them. Again, of course, not intentional.
PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS
Call us if you have been injured at a hospital. The initial consultation with a personal injury lawyer is free. Will discuss your situation and answer your questions. If we take your case, we don’t charge anything unless you receive compensation.