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Steps You Need to Take to Prove Medical Malpractice

Research published in 2016 identified medical errors as the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The estimated combined total of misdiagnoses, botched surgeries, hospital-acquired infections and giving the wrong drug or wrong dose of medication to a patient was then 251,000 lives ended too soon. That outpaced lung diseases, strokes and…

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Virginia Medical Malpractice, Surgery Sponge,Tool or Towel Left In Body

Every year, doctors and surgeons leave more than 1,500 items inside their patients by accident, according to WebMD. You read that right – 1,500 items are left inside a person’s body. These items include: Surgical medical clamps Needles Knives/knife blades Sponges Towels   While some of the surgical tools are found quickly following patient pain and an x-ray, others are…

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