Medical Malpractice

Blood typing and other simple blood tests can pose a serious risk to Ohio patients’ health if they are not carried out or recorded correctly, especially when sensitive procedures rely on the results of those tests. Blood type tests, which classify blood based on the presence of antigens and antibodies. Blood types are important in…

Taking medicine is never fun. However, medication errors can make doing so even worse in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are several types of medical errors relating to the distribution of medication. Errors with the prescription Many mistakes arise when medications are not even administrated yet. A prescription error is a mistake made by the physician regarding…

People are just beginning to realize the exact dangers of fatigue. In the driving realm, fatigued driving is every bit as dangerous as drunk driving. Now, there are real concerns that some Ohio doctors are too tired to do their job right, opening them up to malpractice cases. Being tired is no excuse for negligence…

When an Ohio jury assesses the quality of medical treatment, it will look at what a physician does and what they fail to do in your care. This means that a misdiagnosis and a failure to diagnose can also be grounds for a lawsuit if it has caused you or a loved one harm. Did…

Cardiomyopathy is a common heart disease for Ohio residents that sometimes is not diagnosed until well after it has developed into total congestive heart failure. It is essentially the swelling of the heart to the point that it loosens the organ away from its proper positioning within the chest. While there is no cure, there…

Persons admitted to a hospital in Ohio hope their condition will improve with proper care. Medical malpractice hardly represents quality care, but mishaps and mistakes occur. Sometimes, medication errors could lead to an adverse reaction, including fatalities. Patients and their families may find themselves unable to prevent such catastrophic incidents. The problem of medication mishaps…

A number of different types of medical negligence can result in malpractice claims in the state of Ohio. One of the common situations in which medical malpractice claims arise is in regard to a failure to diagnosis. Women who’ve experienced strokes are particularly susceptible to situations in which a failure to diagnosis in a timely…

X-rays are a widely used and accepted diagnostic tool. However, that doesn’t change the complexity of the system. When working with machinery like an X-ray machine in Ohio or other states, things can go wrong or be missed in the process. An X-ray doesn’t diagnose the problems X-rays are typically used to see the bones…