| Believe it or not, application of anesthesia is just as | | | | administeredo Defective Equipmento Failure to |
| dangerous, if not more so, than your surgeon's blade. | | | | properly monitor a patient, including oxygen levels and |
| Although the rate of anesthesia medical malpractice | | | | other vital signso Negative drug interactionso |
| has decreased over the years due to medical | | | | Incorrectly intubating a patient, resulting in improper |
| advancements, mistakes do occur at a rate of one | | | | oxygen flowo Failure to appropriately prep a patient |
| death per 200,000 cases. | | | | about simple restrictions on food or alcohol intake |
| Kinds of Anesthesia | | | | Injuries Sustained from Anesthesia Malpractice |
| There are three specific kinds of anesthetics. If the | | | | Although the mistakes an anesthesiologist can make |
| anesthesiologist chooses the wrong kind of anesthetic | | | | are simple, they can have catastrophic |
| and you sustain an injury, then you have a case of | | | | consequences.o Traumatic intubation can result in a |
| anesthesia malpractice.o Local Anesthetic is used to | | | | collapsed lung as blood leaks into the airwayso |
| numb a small and centralized area of your body, such | | | | Strokeo Heart Attacko Brain Damageo Ulnar |
| as your tooth for a cavity filling. It's usually applied as a | | | | neuropathy, which is a pinched nerve in the elbowo |
| spray or cream and lasts for an hour or two.o | | | | Adverse drug reactions following the procedure. This |
| Regional Anesthetic is the most common form of | | | | can occur from allergic reactions to the drug or |
| anesthesia. It's commonly administered during childbirth | | | | dosage errors |
| to inhibit labor pains and can be applied to a leg, arm or | | | | Determining Anesthesia Malpractice |
| other body extremity.o General Anesthetic is referred | | | | It's common belief that anesthesia malpractice occurs |
| to as 'going under'. You lose consciousness and won't | | | | in the operating room only. However, it can also occur |
| retain any memory of the procedure. Procedures on | | | | in pre-operative preparation, in the recovery room, and |
| the heart, lung or brain require a general anesthetic. | | | | any room within a doctor's office. Anesthesia |
| Causes of Anesthesia Malpractice | | | | malpractice can even occur during childbirth. |
| Anesthesia malpractice cases result due to negligence | | | | If you believe you or a loved one has been the victim |
| on the anesthesiologist's part. These are simple | | | | of anesthesia malpractice, it's vital that you immediately |
| judgment errors that are often overlooked by the | | | | secure copies of all records relating to the procedure. |
| anesthesiologist:o Anesthesia Overdose - If patient | | | | Proving negligence is difficult and requires an expert |
| history is not properly examined or not administered in | | | | medical malpractice lawyer. |
| a timely manner, the wrong dosage amount can be | | | | |