Expected Payout
$140,452,391.00*
Cerebral Palsy suffered by triplets due to medical malpractice in their prenatal and perinatal care and treatment**
Settlement Payout
$ 750,000.00
Heavy equipment operator suffered serious burns when explosion occurred during refueling of machine
* expected payout over 80 years
**Case handled with co-counsel Christopher Meagher, Esq.
-Please note that each case must be evaluated on the specific facts and evaluation of a specific case may vary from "no merit" to a multi-million dollar recovery.
FACTS ABOUT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice is a broad term generally used to describe any treatment, lack of treatment, or other departure from accepted standards of medical care, health care, or safety on the part of a health care provider that causes harm to a patient.
In many instances, medical malpractice is not obvious to a lay-person and requires the review and analysis by medical experts. Professional Medical Conduct is included in Malpractice
You should not have to suffer and be in extreme pain from the negligence of a health care professional. If you suspect a violation of any of below sample EMT Ethical responsibilities contact our lawyers today.
If emergency professional personnel showed negligence and if you have been severely injured or are suffering from a long term injury you should contact our law offices to get advised of your legal options.
There is one precept which, if you follow it consistently, will serve to avoid
ethical conflicts. What is that precept? Place the patient above all else when providing medical care.
BELOW IS EXCERPT FROM An EMT Roles & Responsibility Guide
What is a professional? A professional is a person who has certain special skills and knowledge in a specific area and conforms to the standards of conduct and performance in that area.
Why is professionalism in health care necessary?
To promote quality patient care, instill pride in profession, promote high standards, and earn respect of the medical team.
When arriving on scene, what elements make up the EMT-Intermediate’s role? Recognizing a medical emergency; assessing the situation; managing emergency care and, if needed, extrication; coordinating efforts with those of other agencies that may be involved in the care and transportation of that patient; and establishing rapport with the patient and others to decrease their state of crisis.
What are your triage responsibilities as an EMT-Intermediate ?
Assigning priorities of emergency treatment and recording and communicating data to the designated medical command authority.
What are your ongoing responsibilities in the field as an MTIntermediate as a designated agent of your controlling physician?
Initiating and continuing emergency medical care under medical control including the recognition of presenting conditions and initiation of appropriate invasive and noninvasive treatments, and assessing the response of the patient.
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FACT: The cost of medical malpractice liability premiums amount to less than one percent of total health care costs.
The Consumer Federation of America reports that medical malpractice premiums comprise only 0.59 percent of national health care costs - so even eliminating medical liability altogether would do little to reduce health care costs. Malpractice Suits Not Driving Medical Costs Up, Says Group, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 5, 1999, at E3.
Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical errors, the Institute of Medicine found. A survey of doctors and other adults released in December in the New England Journal of Medicine found that more than a third of the doctors said they or their family members had experienced medical errors, most leading to serious health consequences.
