Lawyer Representing Nebraska and Iowa Medical Malpractice Victims
Attorney Licensed to Practice in Both Nebraska and Iowa
Modern health care has helped us live longer and healthier lives. Unfortunately, as health care technology has expanded, the potential for health care negligence and abuse has also grown. If you have a potential medical malpractice claim, we welcome you to contact our office at 402-934-7878 or 800-606-2430 for a free initial consultation.
Misdiagnosis and Failure to Diagnose
Misdiagnosis occurs when your doctor fails to diagnose your illness correctly. Failure to diagnose happens when a doctor does not make a diagnosis even though the patient is suffering from a disease. A doctor must engage in the process of differential diagnosis, or the identification of all possible causes for your symptoms. One of the most serious areas of medical malpractice is cancer misdiagnosis.
Surgical Errors
Surgery is a complicated process, and medical malpractice can occur along any step of the way. Malpractice can occur in anesthesia administration, or your surgeon may perform the surgery incorrectly or leave equipment inside your body. Negligent surgical practice could result in blood contamination, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis infections and blood poisoning.
If proper sanitation procedures are not followed, patients may develop postsurgical infection. We will help you demand and pursue compensation for these and other forms of negligence that occurred during surgery. In the most severe cases, medical malpractice can result in accidental death and we will help you seek recovery for the premature and tragic loss of your loved one.
Prescription Errors
You may have been prescribed the correct drug only to have it filled improperly at the pharmacy. Or you may have been given the correct drug but given incorrect information about the drug. In addition to traditional brick-and-mortar pharmacies, online pharmacies may also make prescription errors that can be addressed in a lawsuit.
Other Areas of Medical Malpractice:
- Birth injuries, including birth defects and cerebral palsy
- Nursing home abuse and negligence, including medication errors
- Emergency room errors
- Vaccinations
- Transfusions and blood infections
- Dirty needle infection
- Chemotherapy contamination
- Plastic surgery malpractice, including plastic surgery errors
- Brain injuries
- Wrongful death
Johnson Welch P.C.
3628 N. 163rd Plaza
Omaha, NE 68116-2164
Phone: 402-934-7878
Toll Free: 800-606-2430
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