Medical Errors Savannah GA

Medical errors such as misdiagnosis, unnecessary surgery, surgical errors, stroke and brain and spinal injury and nerve damage can be fatal. A suit for wrongful death can be filed against the medical practitioner if the malpractice proves fatal.

Wrongful death is by definition death caused by negligence or wrongful act. The most common examples of medical negligence includes mistakes or failures in surgical procedures; ordering and administering necessary tests, proper medication, and appropriate treatment; performing timely diagnosis; consulting with specialists; implementing proper follow-up; etc. A death caused by medical malpractice is due to negligence or wrongful act. The death must be caused by a malpractice and not a medical error or any adverse event which does not amount to negligence. The negligence must be well documented and proven within specific criteria.

States have enacted wrongful death statutes providing compensation to the heirs or relatives of the victim as an incentive to act carefully and safely. All states have wrongful death laws. State wrongful death statutes are independent of each other. However they follow the same basic principles:

• the death was caused, in whole or part, by the conduct of the defendant;
• the defendant was negligent or strictly liable for the victim’s death;
• there is a surviving spouse, children, beneficiaries or dependents; and
• monetary damages have resulted from the victim’s death.
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