Medical malpractice tends to dredge up images of serious medical mishandlings like when a doctor amputates the wrong leg or leaves a surgical sponge inside a body. But most medical malpractice cases are hard to identify. Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional makes a mistake in the course of treatment resulting in injury to the patient.
Mistakes can be made by any medical professional, such as doctors, nurses, or anesthesiologists. It is important to understand how medical mistakes happen when administering anesthesia. You want to be able to recognize those injuries, so you can contact an experienced Newport RI medical malpractice lawyer today to see if you have a potential claim.
What is an Anesthesia Error?
Anesthesia is a medical treatment that helps patients stay unconscious and feel no pain during more serious medical procedures, such as surgery. An anesthesia error is a type of medical malpractice that occurs when a medical professional negligently causes a mistake with the administering of anesthesia resulting in unnecessary harm to the patient.
What are the Dangers of an Anesthesia Error?
Anesthesia requires complex monitoring of the patient’s blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, heart function, and breathing patterns prior to surgery, during surgery, and during recovery. The complexity of such a task can lead to many errors, such as administering too much or too little anesthesia or even failure to provide oxygen properly during surgery.
Anesthesia injuries range in severity of dizziness to coma or death. It is important to remember that anesthesia errors can happen in multiple areas of medical treatment. If you believe you suffered an anesthesia error related injury, contact a RI medical malpractice lawyers right away to see if you have a claim for potential compensation.
Contact an Experienced RI Medical Malpractice Lawyer Today!
Anesthesia error lawsuits are complex and can be difficult to pursue. These challenges make it essential that you find an experienced Newport RI medical malpractice lawyer to represent you. If you have been affected by an anesthesia error, you could be entitled to compensation for your medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering, among other losses. We are working with experienced medical malpractice lawyers, who can help you following an anesthesia mistake. Contact us 24/7 toll free at 1-800-992-6878 or fill out an online contact form for a free consultation of your Rhode Island medical malpractice claim today.
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Paul d’Oliveira
Attorney Paul d’Oliveira has been practicing personal injury and disability law for over 30 years. He started his personal injury law practice in 1989 with two offices in Fall River, MA and East Providence, RI. Today his firm has 16 offices in RI and Southeastern, MA.
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