Medical errors continue to hurt and kill a staggering number of Americans every year. In this section of our firm’s website, we have put together specific information about some of the most common types of preventable medical error and medical malpractice. We also have information on some of the injuries most commonly suffered as a result of preventable mistakes in hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and nursing homes.
Our Guide to Medical Malpractice
In this collection of articles on Malpractice A to Z, our goals are to:
- Help answer questions for consumers, patients and families who have seen something go dreadfully wrong in their own medical care. This can start you down the road of learning what really happened and whether or not it should have been prevented.
- Give you the knowledge to get safer, better medical care in the future. See especially our “Patient Safety Tips” at the bottom of many entries.
- Enlighten you about what happened to specific patients in other cases, with our “true stories.” The goal again is to help arm you with knowledge to get better care for yourself and your loved ones.
For more general information on how to find out if a bad event is malpractice, and how you can investigate your case and hire a highly qualified medical malpractice lawyer, see our article, “Is It Malpractice?” You will find it in our “Free Fact Kit for Injury Victims.”
Check Out Our A-Z Listings for More Detailed Information
- Abandonment
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Amputation Injuries
- Anesthesia
- Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Aneurysm, Brain
- Angioplasty of the Heart
- Antibiotic Toxicity to Kidneys and Hearing System
- Antibiotics, Dangers of Slow Use
- Aortic Aneurysm – Aortic Dissection
- ARDS – Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Baby Injuries
- Back Surgery
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bariatric Surgery
- Bed Sores
- Bile Duct Injury
- Birth Defects-SSRI drugs
- Birth Injury
- Blood Clot Mistreatment
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Brachial Plexus Injury
- Brain Injury to Adults
- Brain Injury in Babies and Children
- Brain Surgery
- Breast Cancer
- Burns in the Operating Room
- Button Batteries
- Cancer Misdiagnosis
- Cardiology
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cesarean Section
- Childbirth Injury
- Chiropractors
- Colon Cancer
- Colonoscopy Injuries
- Communication Errors
- Compartment Syndrome
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Death
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Diabetes & Amputation
- Diabetes & Blindness
- Diabetes & Kidney Disease
- Drug Allergies
- Emergency Medicine
- Erb’s‚ Palsy
- Esophageal Perforation
- Failure to Diagnose
- Falls in Hospitals
- Family Medicine
- Federal Tort Claims Act
- Forceps Delivery
- Gall bladder surgery
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Glaucoma
- Gynecology
- Heart Attack
- Hepatitis
- Hospital Errors
- Hospital Monitoring
- Implants
- Infections Acquired in the Hospital
- Informed Consent
- Internal Medicine
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Jaundice in Newborns
- Kernicterus
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Dialysis
- Labor and Delivery
- Laboratory Errors
- Laminectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgery Errors
- Licensing Boards: Complaints
- LASIK Surgery
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Failure
- Lung Cancer
- Medication Allergies
- Medication Errors
- Melanoma
- Meningitis
- Mental Health Therapists
- Military Claims Act
- Military Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
- MRSA Infections
- Neonatal Intensive Care Injuries
- Nerve Damage after Surgery
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nurse Malpractice
- Optometry
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Ototoxicity
- Opioid Prescription Drug Addiction
- Pap Smears
- Paralysis
- Paraplegia
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Plastic Surgery
- Prenatal Care
- Prescription Drug Errors
- Pressure Wounds
- Prostate Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Quadriplegia
- Radiation Overdose Injuries
- Radiology
- Retinal Detachment
- Robotic Surgery
- Same Day Surgery
- School Injuries
- Sepsis
- Sexual Activity
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Spinal Abscess
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spinal Hematoma
- Spine Surgery
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Stillbirth
- Stroke
- Suicide
- Surgical Error
- Surgical Fires
- Surgical Staplers
- Swallowed Foreign Objects
- Testicular Torsion
- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Unnecessary Surgery
- Ureter Injury
- Urology
- Vacuum Extraction Delivery
- Vascular Surgery
- VBAC Injuries
- Violence by Mental Patients
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Wrong Diagnosis
- Wrong Site / Wrong Procedure / Wrong Patient Surgery
- Wrongful Death
- X-Ray Misreadings
Consult with an Experienced Malpractice Attorney
If you believe you or a family member has been seriously injured from medical malpractice, medical error, or neglect by a doctor, hospital, nurse, clinic, nursing home or other health care provider, you may want to click here to contact an experienced medical malpractice attorney for a free evaluation of your case. You can also email us at info@patrickmalonelaw.com or call us at 202-742-1500 or 888-625-6635 toll-free. We will respond within 24 hours. There is no charge for our initial consultation.
