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Our Medical Negligence Services

Birth Defects and Injury

Birth defects and injuries can be caused by a number of factors including genetic factors and heredity. Poor ante-natal or intrapartum obstetric care, a failure to detect serious abnormalities and, occasionally, harm from medical instruments or anaesthetics and medications may result in birth defects or injuries with grounds for a medical negligence claim.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obstetricians and gynaecologists have a responsibility towards women in providing them with the necessary medical treatment and advice relating to the female reproductive system and care particularly during their pregnancy and childbirth. However, negligence on the part of your medical practitioner could result in an injury to you or your child during the childbirth process.

Paediatrics

Paediatric medical negligence claims include:

  • Mismanaged infections
  • Injuries sustained during or as a result of surgery
  • Failure to diagnose correctable anatomic problems
  • Misdiagnosis of illness or injury
Surgery

Surgical errors include:

  • Anaesthesiology errors
  • Operating unnecessarily
  • Incorrect incisions
  • Wrong-site surgery
  • Leaving equipment inside a patient
  • Nerve damage
  • Damage to surrounding structures and organs
Misdiagnosis of Conditions

Common examples of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis include:

  • Failure to request, read and / or report on an X-ray
  • Failure to request the requisite specialist diagnostic testing
  • Failure to respond correctly to test results
  • Failure to refer to specialist treatment
  • Failure to prescribe treatment at an early stage when timeous diagnosis and early treatment is critically linked to outcome
Cosmetic Surgery

Common cosmetic surgeries include eye-lifts, face-lifts, liposuction, breast augmentation, collagen injections and rhinoplasty.

Cosmetic surgery negligence includes:

  • Cosmetic surgery performed by non-plastic surgeons
  • Failure to obtain a full history from the patient
  • The use of nurse anaesthetists instead of anaesthesiologists to save costs
  • Exceeding the scope of the patient’s informed consent
  • Performing lengthy procedures in private offices, unequipped to deal with any complications instead of in a hospital.
Hospital Acquired Infection

Types of hospital acquired infections include:

  • Pneumonia - associated with the use of ventilators
  • Bloodstream infections - associated with central line catheters
  • Urinary tract infections - associated with catheters
  • Surgical-site infections
  • Sepsis

When you have been medically neglected

When a medical practitioner who you have entrusted with your or your family’s health and safety deviates from the standards of that practitioner’s profession, the consequences are often devastating. If you or a loved one has been harmed or injured due to poor medical treatment or mistaken diagnosis, we can guarantee the specialist investigation and aggressive pursuit of full compensation for your injuries.

You have the right to trust medical practitioners to look after you properly. If your health care professional, nurse or the staff of a hospital or other facility breaches what is known as their duty of care, then you may be able to make a claim for compensation. At MED Attorneys, we have the experienced medical malpractice team, dedicated to helping you get your life back on track. No matter what you are up against, MED will fight to protect you.

Nicole
Medical Negligence Specialist
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