Personal Injury Attorney Blog for Atlee Hall & Brookhart

Turning away someone who is in dire need of medical attention is an egregious act of medical malpractice. Often resulting in a delayed diagnosis or failure to diagnose altogether, failure to admit can cause irreparable harm and aggravation of your injuries.

When a triage nurse, physician or other hospital staff denies you care, your condition can quickly worsen and cause injury or death that could have otherwise been prevented. Some of the most common reasons people are not admitted for medical care include:

Approximately 300,000 traumatic brain injuries are caused by sports accidents every year. Athletes participating in certain contact sports such as football, hockey, and boxing are at a high risk of traumatic brain injury due to the nature of the sport. Brain injuries also commonly occur in many outdoor activities such as cycling, skiing, and snowboarding. Unfortunately, many of these brain injuries can have a life-altering impact on the victim.

With all of the dangers presented by hazardous weather conditions and other negligent drivers sharing the road, we need to trust that our vehicles will function safely and effectively at all times. Unfortunately, many car accidents are caused by defective vehicles as well. When you are injured in an accident caused by a defective auto, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your damages.

Anesthesia is often an important component of a surgical procedure, enabling the patient remain in an unconscious or semiconscious state while not experiencing pain. While anesthesia is administered properly most of the time, there are occasions when the anesthesiologist makes a mistake. Unfortunately, these anesthesia errors often result in catastrophic injuries.

Many anesthesia errors are caused by a failure to properly evaluate the patient prior to surgery or a failure to monitor the patient during surgery. Common examples of anesthesia malpractice include: