Medical Malpractice Risks Require Heightened Awareness

Medical Malpractice is a prolific problem in Arizona and the United States. Doctors, nurses, and other health care providers are expected to follow certain rules to protect their patients from injury. Many times they are careless, and sometimes even reckless.

Like the person who accelerates to get through a yellow light but hits a car turning left in front of them, most health care providers do not intend to cause an injury. Sometimes they cut corners or take calculated risks because doing so never caused a serious injury before. Sometimes they figure this patient is just like past patients. And other times they are distracted. In those situations, critical judgment necessary to protect their patient is temporarily suppressed or missing altogether.

Therefore, you should do what you can to protect yourself or your loved one. Ask questions. Lots of them. Demand answers. Lots of them. Do not be afraid to get a second opinion or another perspective. Health care providers are being paid a lot of money to provide safe and effective care. Patients pay significant sums for their safety. They should not have to pay with their lives as well.

Contact me if you think someone you love was seriously and permanently injured by a careless health care provider.