If your child suffered brain damage during the birthing process due to an inability to breathe, they may be entitled to receive the compensation they need to make things right. Every doctor, nurse, and medical professional has a duty under the law to provide competent care to patients. When they make medical errors, you may be entitled to be compensated for their negligence. Contact our Glendale birth injury lawyer today.
Give the legal team at the Birth Injury Lawyers a call today. We can give you a free consultation and get to work protecting your child’s legal rights. Reach out to us today at (800) 222-9529 to get started.
Suffering a Brain Injury During the Birthing Process May Entitle Your Child to Compensation
Brain injuries in children as a result of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy can threaten their immediate and long-term health. If these injuries were the result of medical malpractice on the part of a doctor or nurse, those medical professionals are liable for any resulting damage. These damages can include the costs of all necessary medical care as well as payments to make up for a child’s lost quality of life.
A Glendale hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy lawyer is here to help you to pursue a lawsuit on behalf of your child. This may include a free initial case evaluation, explaining the legal process behind a medical malpractice lawsuit, locating and hiring a qualified expert, and measuring your child’s losses.
Reach out to the legal team at the Birth Injury Lawyers today. Our attorneys can work to hold at-fault doctors, nurses, and hospitals liable for their actions and seek out the payments that your child needs to live their best life.
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A Diagnosis of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy May Indicate Medical Malpractice
It is true that not every negative outcome after visiting a doctor is proof that medical malpractice has occurred. That being said, unexpectedly poor care or a foreseeable risk of harm that results in an injury may certainly fit this concept.
How does the law define medical malpractice? According to AZ Rev Stat (ARS) §12-563, medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional fails to provide care that meets the accepted professional standard. This standard evaluates the facts of the case and determines whether a medical professional’s actions were appropriate.
As applied to cases involving newborn brain damage, this may mean various things. For example, a failure to recognize that a child may have a complex birth can constitute malpractice. So too could a failure to quickly diagnose a possible loss of oxygen and take swift remedial action. As a result, a diagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy could be indicative of medical malpractice.
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Demonstrating Medical Malpractice in Court Requires the Help of a Qualified Expert
Almost every example of a medical malpractice lawsuit requires the help of a qualified expert. This is because only a practitioner of medicine is qualified to speak as to the professional standard of care as well as to interpret the scientific evidence in a case.
In addition, not just any doctor can serve as a witness in these cases. Under AZ Rev. Stat. (ARS) §12-2604, medical experts must have experience practicing their craft in the same area of medicine as the defendant in the case. This means that if the defendant in the case is board certified in neonatal health care, the expert must carry the same qualifications.
Locating and hiring a qualified expert is an essential part of any medical malpractice case. A Glendale hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy lawyer can take the lead in locating and hiring these experts as a critical step in pursuing justice for your child.
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Get Help from the Birth Injury Lawyers Group
Give us a call at (800) 222-9529 when you are ready. State law gives you about two years from the discovery of an injury to bring a case to court. The sooner you contact us, the quicker we can get to work helping you.
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