Child Injury NewsChildren who are victims of medical malpractice often suffer significant injury or death during the birthing process. Many times the negligence goes unreported due to the parents’ unawareness and/or because the child’s injuries are less than catastrophic or severe.
I read a tragic story about a fatal overdose of an autistic teenager which was caused by negligence at Seattle Children’s hospital. The teenager was given a fetanyl pain patch after some routine dental work was performed on him.
In many cases, the child presents to the physician or hospital with a non-life threatening illness or an illness that can be easily treated, only to be misdiagnosed and improperly treated.
Delivery room errors and birth injuries are among the most tragic types of medical malpractice. The long term affects on the newborn can often last a lifetime.
In order to determine if a child has been the victim of medical malpractice, it is essential to have all of the medical records reviewed by an experienced child medical malpractice lawyer.
Meningitis medical malpractice lawsuits can be filed for children injured due to the failure of a doctor to timely diagnose or treat viral meningitis or bacterial meningits.
