Examples of Medical Malpractice
- Failure to monitor a patient’s vital signs, leading to serious harm or death
- Surgical errors such as leaving instruments inside the body or wrong-site surgery
- Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis of severe conditions (e.g., stroke, cancer, infection)
- Delaying necessary treatment worsens the patient’s outcome
- Birth injuries like cerebral palsy are caused by oxygen deprivation or poor delivery management
- Performing surgery on the wrong patient or body part
Bad Outcome vs. Medical Malpractice
| Bad Outcome | Medical Malpractice |
|---|---|
| A medical procedure has complications despite proper care | Provider ignores or deviates from standard medical procedures |
| Side effects occur even when risks were disclosed and managed | Provider fails to warn or obtain informed consent from the patient |
| Patient’s condition worsens due to unavoidable factors | Failure to diagnose, delayed treatment, or misdiagnosis that causes harm |
| Birth complication that could not have been prevented | Doctor leaves baby in birth canal too long, causing oxygen deprivation and CP |
⚠️ Key takeaway: A bad medical result is not automatically malpractice. Malpractice only occurs when the care falls below the accepted medical standard and directly causes harm.
Need legal advice? Call the Dallas medical malpractice lawyers and birth injury attorneys at Rasansky | McKenzie Law for a free consultation at (214) 367-6793.
