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Charlotte Medical Malpractice
Attorney
Law Offices of Terry Duncan
 Medical Malpractice is when a
doctor, nurse, or hospital is negligent regarding a
person's medical care. It has been estimated that over
40,000 people die each year in automobile accidents.
Over 17,000 people die of AIDS and 42,000 die of breast
cancer. Yet, recent statistics show that medical
malpractice kills more people each year than all of
these combined. Most of these deaths go unreported or
they are covered up.
Common examples of possible medical malpractice are
birth injuries, cerebral palsy, and misdiagnosis of
diseases, such as cancer, surgical errors, and hospital
mistakes. Medical malpractice is negligence committed by
a professional health care provider—a doctor, nurse,
dentist, dental office or staff, pathologist,
neurologist, oncologist, cardiologist, toxicologist,
pharmacologist, technician, nursing home or staff,
hospital or hospital worker—whose performance of duties
deviates from a standard of practice of those with
similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a
patient or patients.
Medical malpractice lawyers mostly work with medical
malpractice cases that are based on the concept of
negligence—that is, the medical malpractice lawyer helps
recover damages for the patient that was harmed because
the medical care provider failed to meet the required
standards of skill and care, in accordance with
generally accepted standards. Because medical care
providers cannot guarantee the results of medical
treatment, a patient's medical malpractice claim is not
valid just because his or her treatment was not
successful. Instances of medical malpractice might
include cutting off the oxygen supply during surgery,
misdiagnosing an injury or illness because routine tests
and procedures were not followed, or prescribing an
illegal drug or one not approved or appropriate for the
patient's condition.
Injury may occur when anesthesia is improperly given or
not given in a timely manner to a patient. If the
failure of the anesthesiologist is the cause of injury
or death to a patient, damages may be recoverable under
the laws of medical malpractice. Most doctors and
hospitals carry malpractice insurance and some states
even require that they contribute to a state patient's
compensation fund.
A medical mistake can affect you or a loved one the
rest of your life. Once you believe that a mistake has
been made or negligence is involved and this has caused
harm to you or a loved one, contact attorney Terry
Duncan immediately.
We will review your medical records and discuss if
you have a valid feasible case. If we agree you have a
good case, we will represent you on a contingence basis
and you will usually owe us no money unless you win.
Medical negligence cases are very complicated. However,
verdicts in the millions of dollars are not uncommon.
If you would like a free consultation to discuss how we
can help you. Please call us at 704-563-1224. Please
contact Terry Duncan
today or use our free
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