Medical Malpractice
International studies show that medical accidents represent a leading cause of injury and premature death in our society. Estimates suggest a rate of between 4% and 11% of all hospital admissions result in medical accidents causing injury and/or death to patients. Typically, these cases arise when a person suffers injury or even death as a result of a medical mistake by a doctor or consultant or lack of care by a hospital. As these claims are more complicated than other types of personal injury actions, compensations claims under this heading are dealt with by the Courts and not the Injuries Board.
Examples include:-
- Mistake in diagnosing illness, injury or disease.
- Failure or delay to correct or treat a condition or act on test results.
- Mistake in carrying out an operation or surgical procedure.
- Administering the wrong treatment or drugs.
- Failure to advise a patient of the risks prior to undertaking a medical procedure.
- Mistakes resulting in Cerebral Palsy
- Obstetric or Gynaecological injuries
- Neonatal injuries
- Negligence in surgical cases
- Negligence in cosmetic surgery
- Hospital acquired injuries
- Errors in Laboratory testing
The Medical Malpractice team at S. T. O’Sullivan & Co. have over twenty five years’ experience in helping people who have suffered injuries as a result of medical error. Such injuries are becoming common. The victims of medical negligence are entitled to financial compensation and our job is to ensure that they receive what they are entitled to. People who have suffered such injuries are often slow to bring a claim for compensation because they are intimidated by the prospect of taking hospitals and doctors to court and because of the perceived financial risks involved. At S. T. O’Sullivan & Co. we can help reduce the stress in what can be one of the most traumatic events in a person’s life. While we deal with all matters sensitively, we also conduct a robust pursuit of our client’s interests.
