Medication Errors Attorney

WEBVTT 00:00:06.614 --> 00:00:10.443 Of the other issues that we've dealt with are medications and overdoses. 00:00:11.643 --> 00:00:15.171 Even in the hospital settings, say a patient receives pain medications. 00:00:15.229 --> 00:00:18.770 Oftentimes they're receiving very, very powerful pain medications, 00:00:18.771 --> 00:00:22.143 and they need close supervision when they take those medications. 00:00:22.657 --> 00:00:26.499 Otherwise, you'll see the same type of overdoses 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:29.370 where there's respiratory depression, they stop breathing. 00:00:29.371 --> 00:00:31.970 And if you don't breathe for a short period of time, 00:00:31.971 --> 00:00:34.657 you'll have brain damage, and you can even have death. 00:00:34.957 --> 00:00:38.157 So knowing what the proper dosage is for the medications, 00:00:38.243 --> 00:00:40.428 knowing how the patient should be monitored 00:00:40.429 --> 00:00:42.686 and knowing what intervention should occur, 00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:46.714 is very important in pursuing those cases. And we've done that many times. 00:00:47.243 --> 00:00:49.728 So Younker Hyde Macfarlane is qualified to handle 00:00:49.729 --> 00:00:52.486 medication overdose cases because of our experience, 00:00:52.714 --> 00:00:56.799 not just in medication overdoses, but in the medicine at large. 00:00:56.800 --> 00:00:59.029 We know how to read the records for instance. 00:00:59.086 --> 00:01:02.786 I'll tell you, reading medical records the first few times, can be challenging, 00:01:03.286 --> 00:01:06.128 but we know how to make sure that we have a complete set of the records. 00:01:06.129 --> 00:01:09.456 We know how to get a good internal review on the case. 00:01:09.457 --> 00:01:13.528 We have an extensive list of experts that we work with 00:01:13.529 --> 00:01:15.443 that can help educate us on the case, 00:01:15.486 --> 00:01:18.586 and then offer opinions in the case when necessary. 00:01:18.700 --> 00:01:21.456 In order to prevail on a medical malpractice case, 00:01:21.457 --> 00:01:23.743 you have to prove several elements. 00:01:23.986 --> 00:01:25.600 The first is that you have to prove 00:01:25.601 --> 00:01:27.613 that the health care provider was negligent, 00:01:27.614 --> 00:01:29.129 that they did something wrong. 00:01:29.671 --> 00:01:31.185 But it can't just be, 00:01:31.186 --> 00:01:34.557 "They did something wrong, therefore I'm entitled to recovery." 00:01:34.714 --> 00:01:37.057 You have to show that what they did wrong 00:01:37.243 --> 00:01:39.356 actually caused harm. 00:01:39.357 --> 00:01:41.013 So those are three different areas. 00:01:41.014 --> 00:01:43.385 Those damages can be economic, 00:01:43.386 --> 00:01:48.186 such as medical bills or lost wages, or they can be non-economic. 00:01:48.429 --> 00:01:51.528 The loss of the enjoyment of life. 00:01:51.529 --> 00:01:56.671 Let's say that you have now chronic pain or because of medical negligence, 00:01:57.257 --> 00:02:00.456 you're no longer able to perform the same physical activities 00:02:00.457 --> 00:02:01.470 that you did before. 00:02:01.471 --> 00:02:03.086 Or let's say you have a spouse 00:02:03.314 --> 00:02:06.228 who you now have to turn into a caretaker for them. 00:02:06.229 --> 00:02:11.157 There's these dynamic shifts in life that you are entitled to recover for, 00:02:11.543 --> 00:02:15.328 and it's our job to uncover those issues and hold people accountable. 00:02:15.329 --> 00:02:17.447 If you're involved in some care and treatment 00:02:17.471 --> 00:02:19.514 where you believe negligence is at play, 00:02:19.515 --> 00:02:22.170 the first thing you need to do is contact an attorney. 00:02:22.171 --> 00:02:26.014 There are several legal requirements 00:02:26.171 --> 00:02:29.000 and deadlines that have some serious teeth, 00:02:29.629 --> 00:02:32.113 and it takes time to work and build a case up 00:02:32.114 --> 00:02:34.186 before those deadlines can be met. 00:02:34.414 --> 00:02:36.142 So time is of the essence. 00:02:36.143 --> 00:02:39.185 Reach out to an attorney. Reach out to Younker Hyde Macfarlane. 00:02:39.186 --> 00:02:40.456 It costs you nothing. 00:02:40.457 --> 00:02:42.670 We're more than happy to look into your case, 00:02:42.671 --> 00:02:46.000 investigate what happened, and get you answers one way or the other.