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The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published that over 225,000 people die each year due to iatrogenic causes. This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States, after deaths from heart disease and cancer.
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If a medical practitioner fails to perform his or her duties to the accepted standard of care, and as a result, causes injury or death to a patient, then the liable party can be held accountable. Medical malpractice causes a significant number of wrongful deaths in the United States every year.
- 12,000 deaths per year from unnecessary surgery
- 7,000 deaths per year from medication errors in hospitals
- 20,000 deaths per year from other errors in hospitals
- 80,000 deaths per year from infections in hospitals
- 106,000 deaths per year from non-error, adverse effects of medication
If a medical practitioner fails to perform his or her duties to the accepted standard of care, and as a result, causes injury or death to a patient, then the liable party can be held accountable. Medical malpractice causes a significant number of wrongful deaths in the United States every year.
When medical "standards and practices" are not followed, the result can be serious injury or death. A lawyer with experience in medical malpractice and wrongful death is needed to help a claim reach the courts in the fastest, accurate, and most complete way possible. From there, the lawyer will work with the legal and medical system to find out what your best options are.