Baltimore County Medical Negligence Attorneys

Lawyers for Injuries to Patients Because of Medical Malpractice in Baltimore County, Maryland

Whenever patients receive medical care in Baltimore County, they should be able to rely on providers to follow the correct procedures and take all necessary steps to protect their health and well-being. Unfortunately, medical negligence can affect patients in a wide variety of situations, and it can lead to serious injuries, ongoing health issues, financial losses, and other problems that can affect a person for years or even the rest of their life. These issues can be addressed through medical malpractice claims, and patients may be financially compensated for the damages they have suffered.

At Silverman Thompson, we work with victims of medical malpractice, making sure they understand their legal options and fighting to secure compensation for their injuries and damages. We understand what it takes to build a strong medical malpractice claim. We can gather the evidence needed to show how a person was affected by medical negligence, and we will fight to make sure our clients receive the compensation they deserve.

Types of Medical Malpractice Cases in Baltimore County

Medical negligence takes many forms, including:

Misdiagnosis

A doctor or another provider who assesses a patient may fail to identify a serious condition that could affect the person's overall health. A misdiagnosis may result in a patient receiving the wrong treatment, or a delayed diagnosis may prevent serious health issues from being discovered until it is too late to treat them effectively.

Some of the conditions that are commonly misdiagnosed include:

• Cancer
• Stroke
• Infections/sepsis
• Heart attacks
• Pulmonary embolism
• Appendicitis
• Meningitis

Surgical Errors

Surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical nurses, and other members of teams involved in surgical procedures will need to make sure the proper steps are followed to protect a patient's health and safety. Surgical errors that occur at any point during treatment can cause serious harm to patients. These errors may involve health complications when objects are left inside a patient's body, failure to prevent serious infections, anesthesia errors, injuries to internal organs or other tissues, or even performing the wrong procedure altogether.

Birth Injuries

Negligence during childbirth can lead to serious and lasting injuries. Birth injuries affecting a child may include brain injuries that result in cerebral palsy, serious infections, broken bones, or brachial plexus injuries affecting the shoulders and arms. Injuries affecting mothers may include infections, undiagnosed preeclampsia, surgical mistakes related to cesarean sections, vaginal lacerations, or failure to stop post-partum hemorrhaging.

Emergency Room Errors

Misdiagnoses, delayed treatment, mistakes when providing treatment, premature discharge of patients, or other forms of negligence in emergency rooms can cause patients to suffer harm. Failure to address emergencies like heart attacks, strokes, serious infections, or dangerous blood clots could lead to injuries that have long-term effects on a person's health, or these issues could even result in a patient's death.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities should receive the proper care and treatment, and their health, safety, and dignity should be protected. Negligence in nursing homes can take many forms, and it can put the health of elderly residents at risk. Patients may be affected by abuse, including physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, or sexual abuse. They may also suffer harm because of neglect in providing medical care, supervision, and assistance.

Defective Medical Devices

Patients may suffer harm because of problems with devices used during medical treatment. Hip replacements or other implants may break down and release harmful substances into a patient's body. Insulin pumps or pacemakers may stop working and fail to provide the treatment a person needs. Drugs may have undisclosed side effects or interactions that can put people's health at risk. Patients who have been injured by defective medical devices may take steps to hold device manufacturers or other parties responsible.

Compensation for Medical Malpractice Victims

Patients who have been affected by medical negligence may be eligible to receive financial compensation that will address the harm that they have suffered. The compensation a person receives may address:

Medical Expenses

Economic damages for medical expenses include all costs related to treatment for injuries caused by medical negligence. They may include hospitalizations, surgeries, medications, rehabilitation, specialist consultations, assistive equipment, and ongoing care that will be needed.

Lost Income and Earning Capacity

When an injury has caused a patient to miss work, they may be repaid for the wages they lost. When an injury is permanent, affecting a person's ability to work in the future, the compensation they receive may address their lost earning capacity, repaying them for the income they would have been expected to earn during the rest of their career.

Pain and Suffering

Non-economic damages can provide a person with compensation for the physical pain and emotional suffering they have experienced and will continue to experience because of their injuries. The pain of the injury itself, the discomfort of medical treatment and recovery, and any chronic pain that will continue to occur may be addressed. The emotional damages that may be included in compensation will include the anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma that have affected a person because of a serious medical injury.

Contact Our Baltimore County, MD Medical Negligence Lawyers

The team at Silverman Thompson works to hold negligent medical providers accountable and obtain compensation for injury victims. We will fight to ensure that our clients will have the financial resources they need to move forward with their lives as they recover from injuries caused by medical negligence. Set up a free consultation with our team by contacting our Baltimore County medical malpractice attorneys at 410-385-2225.