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Las Vegas Medical Malpractice Lawyers

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Patients in Nevada have every right to expect that medical professionals will provide a high standard of care and will not disregard their safety or overlook important steps during screening, diagnosis, when prescribing medication, performing surgery, or carrying out other vital medical procedures. When a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional fails to provide this high standard of care and a patient suffers injury, illness, or death, they may be held liable. Hospital negligence and medical malpractice impose serious physical, financial, and psychological hurdles for a patient to overcome. Las Vegas medical malpractice attorneys strive to protect patients’ rights to ensure that they receive full compensation from negligent parties.

Causes of Medical Malpractice

Patients trust and rely on doctors and hospital staff to help them overcome illness or recover from an injury. Medical professionals who are overworked, make mistakes, or fail to follow procedure, shouldn’t be the cause of these ailments. Some of the most common types of medical negligence include the following:

  • Medication mistakes: A doctor is responsible for making sure that a patient is recommended the proper over-the-counter drug and prescribed the appropriate medication to help them with their particular problem. A patient can suffer from taking a drug if a physician is not aware of recent drug label changes, potential side effects, or other medications a patient is taking.
  • Untimely diagnosis: Patients are at risk of suffering if a delayed diagnosis occurs. Cancer patients especially rely on a timely diagnosis since it increases their chance of survival. Nevada medical malpractice lawsuits can result from a medical professional’s failure to accurately interpret a test or order a test.
  • Surgical error: Mistakes during surgery can have drastic consequences for a patient. Surgical tools can be left inside of a patient, the wrong body part or limb can be operated on or removed, or a patient may be given the wrong medication or anesthesia dosage.
  • Misdiagnosis, diagnostic Error: Patients are diagnosed with the wrong type of medical condition more often than most people realize. When misdiagnosis occurs, a patient may receive treatment or medication that ends up causing them tremendous health complications and decreases in quality of life. Moreover, their real illness or disease that goes undiagnosed could cause them to suffer more serious symptoms or death.

How to Prove a Nevada Medical Malpractice Case

In order for a Las Vegas medical malpractice case to be successful, the plaintiff will most likely have to prove that their injury led to the purposed damages. In addition, it has to be proven that the duty in question was in the hands of a medical professional or hospital. Experienced Las Vegas personal injury lawyers will also build a strong case that proves that the breach of duty caused the patient injury, illness, or death, and that the medical professional or hospital staff did not act upon their rightful duty.

At the Southern Nevada personal injury law firm of Shook & Stone, our Las Vegas medical malpractice attorneys work diligently and in a timely manner to ensure that a strong and effective case is built on behalf of our clients. To learn more about how we can help you obtain compensation for damages associated with your medical malpractice incident, please call Leonard H. Stone at Shook & Stone (702) 385-2220 for a free initial consultation.