White Marsh Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Medical Malpractice Lawyer Representing Clients in White Marsh, MD

When patients seek medical care, they will often be vulnerable. They may be experiencing serious symptoms that have caused pain and discomfort, or they may be concerned about issues that could affect their overall health and well-being. Unfortunately, there are some situations where doctors or medical providers may not provide the level of care needed to address the issues that affect patients. Providers may make preventable mistakes, or they may fail to follow the right procedures when providing treatment. As a result of their negligence, patients may suffer serious harm.

When doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals fail to provide the proper care or act in other ways that cause patients to suffer injuries, they may be held accountable for the damages that their negligence has caused. At Silverman Thompson, our attorneys know how to help patients address these issues correctly. We can help injured patients recover financial compensation that will address the damages they have suffered due to medical negligence.

How Medical Malpractice Can Affect Patients

The harm that medical negligence can cause may take many forms. Some patients may suffer direct physical injuries like nerve damage, organ failure, brain injuries, or the effects of serious infections or overdoses. Others may suffer harm because of a delay in receiving treatment that should have been provided.

In serious cases, the injuries that patients may experience due to negligent medical care can be permanent and life-altering. Patients may struggle with chronic pain or other issues that may affect their daily lives. Some injuries may result in physical disabilities or cognitive impairments that may affect a person's ability to maintain employment. The financial consequences of an injury can add up over time as a family pays medical expenses and other costs related to an injury.

Medical negligence can also lead to emotional harm. A person who has been affected by medical negligence may no longer trust that they will receive the proper treatment in the future. They may experience anxiety about how they will meet their ongoing medical needs or how their life may be affected. Depression or other mental health issues may occur when a person will no longer be able to participate in activities they had enjoyed in the past.

Compensation for Medical Malpractice Victims

A successful medical malpractice claim can help an injury victim obtain financial compensation that will address the damages that have occurred because of medical negligence. One of the most important functions of compensation will be to cover the costs of a person's medical care. All forms of treatment related to an injury should be addressed, so that a person will not be burdened with debt. Ongoing care and future treatment related to an injury should also be covered to meet the person's needs during and after their recovery.

Compensation may also address the income a person has lost because of medical negligence. They may be repaid for wages they lost due to time spent away from work during their recovery. The loss of future income may also be addressed in situations where injuries have led to long-term or permanent disabilities. By receiving compensation for the income and benefits they would have earned throughout the rest of their career, a person can cover their ongoing living expenses.

In addition to compensation that covers measurable financial losses, a victim's pain and suffering may be addressed. The compensation a person receives may account for issues such as physical pain, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, and loss of enjoyment of life.

Medical Malpractice Cases Addressed by Silverman Thompson in White Marsh

Medical negligence can take many forms, and multiple parties may be held responsible. Our legal team can help address injuries that patients have suffered due to issues such as:

• Emergency Room Negligence: Patients may be affected by the negligence of staff members working in emergency rooms, including nurses, doctors, or other personnel. Improper evaluations of patients, failure to prioritize care for patients experiencing medical emergencies, or missed diagnoses of conditions like stroke, heart attack, sepsis, or pulmonary embolism can lead to serious harm.
• Hospital Negligence: Issues such as a failure to monitor the vital signs of patients, failure to follow sterilization procedures and prevent infections, failure to inform doctors about changes in a patient's condition, or improper staffing levels can result in injuries to patients who receive care in hospitals.
• Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis: When a condition is not diagnosed correctly, it can progress without providing a patient with the appropriate treatment. Cancer misdiagnosis is a serious concern in many medical settings, and a delayed diagnosis can affect a patient's ability to receive treatment that could have prevented cancer from spreading. When a doctor does not consider a patient's symptoms correctly, does not order the right test, or does not refer a patient to a specialist when necessary, their failure to diagnose a condition can lead to serious harm.
• Medication Errors: Medication mistakes can occur at multiple points in the treatment process. Physicians may prescribe incorrect drugs or dosages, nurses may administer medications incorrectly, or pharmacists may make mistakes when filling prescriptions.
• Surgical Errors: Patients can suffer devastating harm due to surgical procedures performed on the wrong body part, surgical instruments left inside their bodies, damage to nerves or organs during surgery, or anesthesia errors. Postoperative negligence may also lead to injuries when medical personnel do not monitor patients for complications, do not recognize signs of infection or internal bleeding, or discharge patients before they are ready to go home.
• Birth Injuries: Negligence by doctors or nurses during labor and delivery can lead to serious injuries. Failure to recognize fetal distress, delays in performing cesarean deliveries, improper use of delivery instruments, failure to prevent infections, failure to diagnose and treat preeclampsia, and multiple other forms of negligence may lead to injuries that may affect both babies and mothers.
• Nursing Home Malpractice: When elderly people or others receive care in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, they may be affected by negligent medical care, neglect, or intentional abuse. Bedsores may occur because a person is not repositioned regularly, medication errors may lead to overdoses or dangerous side effects, falls may occur due to inadequate supervision, or patients may suffer harm because of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
• Defective Medical Devices: Patients may be injured by defective joint replacements, pacemakers, spinal cord stimulators, surgical instruments, and other equipment. In these cases, the manufacturers of medical devices may be held liable, or other providers may be responsible for their failure to ensure that devices were functioning correctly.

Contact Our White Marsh, MD Medical Malpractice Attorneys

The harm that may be caused by medical negligence can affect a person and their family for years. In these situations, victims deserve to receive compensation that will address the damages they have suffered while holding negligent providers accountable. The attorneys at Silverman Thompson know how to help medical malpractice victims achieve justice and obtain the fair compensation they deserve. Set up a free consultation by calling 410-385-2225 or contacting our White Marsh medical negligence injury lawyers online.