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Medical malpractice can be defined as a form of professional negligence where a healthcare provider such as a doctor or a nurse or any other professional care giver or healthcare organization is found to have not provided a standard of care that was either at par or above the accepted standard of care in the state of California.
If the standard of care is found to have deviated from the accepted standards then it can be said that medical malpractice occurred. Therefore, the definition of the accepted standard of care becomes a key factor in any medical malpractice case.
The accepted medical standard of care is determined as the measures any other qualified doctor would take in a similar medical situation as the defendant. If the defendant doctor or health care provider in question in the case is found to have not taken these same measures, etc. then he or she is deemed guilty of medical malpractice.
All doctors in the Golden State, and across the US, take an oath at the time when they begin their careers as doctors. This oath is called the Hippocratic Oath, and they are expected to adhere to and abide by it throughout their career. Therefore, even if it is found that the doctor in question breached or violated this oath, then medical malpractice is said to have ensued.
Medical malpractice can occur in many shapes and forms. However, here are some of the most common forms of medical malpractice as per our sagacious medical malpractice legal counselors who can be found on USAttorneys.com which is a website that bridges the gap between the haves and have nots.
Misdiagnosis – Diagnosis is a fundamental part of any treatment process. Diagnosis is the process of identifying the condition or the illness that the patient is suffering from. Obviously, if a patient is misdiagnosed, then the treatment will also be incorrect and ineffective.
Surgical errors – Surgeries are botched up even by the most experienced surgeons in many ways. In some cases, surgical instruments are left inside a patient’s body; the wrong organ is operated on, and so on.
Other common forms of medical malpractice include, but are not limited to medication errors, anesthetic errors, and this list continues.
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