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Jury Awards Woman $755,000 in Emergency Room Medical Malpractice CasePosted on 5/16/2012
New Board Recommendations Important to Safety of Atlanta PatientsPosted on 5/9/2012
Are Georgia and U.S. Doctors Committing Medical Malpractice Online?Posted on 5/2/2012
Georgia and U.S. Nursing Homes’ Emergency Preparedness QuestionedPosted on 5/1/2012
Military Man Sues U.S. Government for Medical Malpractice DamagesPosted on 4/23/2012
“Doctors and Consumers Fight Unnecessary Testing”Posted on 4/18/2012
Could a New Diagnostic Tool Help Predict Heart Attacks and Save Lives?Posted on 4/9/2012
Important New Study Published on Most Common Childhood Leukemia, ALLPosted on 4/1/2012
Are Low Income Patients More Likely to Sue for Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/19/2012
Are State Medical Boards Protecting the Public from Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/9/2012

Are Wrong Site Surgeries Always Medical Malpractice?

A: It is hard to be speak in absolute terms such as “always” and “never” when it comes to medical mistakes or medical outcomes. However, wrong site surgeries may be the exception to that rule. Wrong site surgeries are often defined as “never” events by those in the medical community. In other words, they are medical mistakes that should never happen. If they do happen, then they are the result of medical negligence.

Since wrong site surgeries can be prevented by adherence to the universal protocol and an exercise of reasonable care, patients, or their survivors, may be entitled to damages if they suffer physical harm from a wrong site surgery.

If you have suffered such harm, or if you have lost a loved one, because of medical malpractice, then you may be entitled to damages. Please read our free report Surgery Common Problems and Surgical Errors to learn more about malpractice related to surgery, and contact an experienced Atlanta medical malpractice attorney at 1.770.518.1133 or via our online contact form for more information.