BE AWARE OF THE MOST COMMON ERRORS MADE BY DOCTORS, FROM BIRTH INJURIES TO SURGERY ERRORS

Common Errors Made by Doctors

DOCTORS & PREGNANCY ERRORS

• Childbirth Errors

• From prenatal care to delivery, mistakes can be made. From misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, doctors can be negligent.

• Common conditions that doctors fail to diagnose, include:

• Anemia

• Rh incompatibility

• Gestational diabetes

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DISEASES THAT CAN TRANSFER TO BABY• Sexually transmitted diseases and

infections

• Depending on the STD that the mother has, the baby can suffer from a variety of conditions, such as:

• Premature birth

• Eye infections

• Pneumonia

• Low birth weight

• Mental and physical problems

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MEDICATION ERRORS MADE BY DOCTORS

• Doctors can also made mistakes involving medications, such as:

• Prescribing wrong dosages

• Prescribing for the an illness that was misdiagnosed

• Communication errors within doctors offices that lead to prescribing the wrong person the incorrect medication

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ANESTHESIA ERRORS• Possibly one of the most dangerous

medical treatment errors is an anesthetic error.

• These errors can lead to permanent injury or death

• Anesthetic errors occur when:

• A patient’s medical history is not investigate, as some patients may have dangerous adverse affects from some methods of anesthesia.

• A patient is not informed before surgery of the risks associated with the anesthesia method being used.

• A patient is administered too much anesthesia

• Ineffective equipment is used.

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OTHER DOCTOR ERRORS

From errors made during surgery, to failing to provide adequate treatment for an ongoing illness, doctors can make many mistakes during treatment. For more information regarding treatment errors and your legal options, visit BigHorn Law’s website by clicking the link below.