Due to the doctor’s mistake, she lost both legs. She got $ 62 million. compensation

Removal of a healthy organ, recording of operated patients or gangrene infection – these are just a few examples of medical errors for which medics had to pay dearly to patients.

1. The hospital that infected the patient with gangrene had to pay her $ 62 million. compensation. The woman lost both legs
2. The 54-year-old from the USA became sterile as a result of the removal of a healthy testicle
3. Every year in the USA from 210 to 440. patients are at risk of negligence on the part of doctors
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A 34-year-old single mother from California had a dramatic time. In 2009, the woman came to Winthrop University Hospital with an ectopic pregnancy. She underwent surgery, but the treatment only worsened her condition. She was apathetic and felt unwell all the time. She had severe pains, high fever and a rapid heart rate, but was discharged from the hospital. After three days, she came back to him. She went to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of gangrenethat got in during an earlier surgery. Both legs had to be amputated below the knees. The hospital refused to admit it was wrong and paid dearly for it. A jury found Californian medics guilty and awarded $ 62 million. compensation.

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The doctor removed his healthy testicle

A double misfortune befell 54-year-old Steven Hanes. The man could no longer withstand the constant pain in his right testicle and decided to seek help. Dr. V. Spencer Long took care of him. After the ultrasound examination, he decided that the testicle must be removed. I removed, but healthy. The case was taken to a court in Pennsylvania. He awarded Hanes 620. hole. compensation and 250 thousand. compensation for health damages, i.e. a total of 870 thousand. hole.

According to the statistics published by the magazine “The Journal of Patient Safety”, each year in the US from 210 to 440 thousand. patients are at risk of negligence on the part of doctors. However, on the other hand, as much as 40 percent. There are unreasonable actions in the United States for compensation for medical malpractice. While this is where the highest-profile claims are made, mistakes happen everywhere.

Air leaked into her bloodstream when she was born

Mistakes also occur in such routine procedures as childbirth. In the summer of 2009, a Norwegian woman was admitted to hospital in Orkdal with advanced contractions. A young, healthy boy was born without any major complications, but during the cesarean section the doctors made a mistake by injecting air into her bloodstream. As a result, the woman suffered brain damage which reduced her mobility. This severely limited her motor skills and severely impaired her eyesight. The woman had to change her job and apartment to suit her needs. She also brought a lawsuit for damages in the amount of 6 million kronor (approximately PLN 3 million) and won it.

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A 38-year-old woman who suffered from constipation and defecation problems was being tried in an Abu Dhabi court. On the basis of research, the hospital referred the Arab woman for a quick operation, the purpose of which was to open the intestines and improve their work. The operation seemed to be successful, but the patient had more and more problems as time passed. The wounds did not heal and constipation did not go away. Frightened, she reported to another facility, where she underwent another operation. It turned out that the procedure was performed in a hurry and inaccurate. The woman brought an action to the court and obtained a judgment favorable to her. A medical facility must pay her 500. dirhams (about PLN 545 thousand).

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He recorded patients during surgery

A few days ago in Düsseldorf the trial of a German plastic surgeon began, who dealt with plastic surgery procedures that included buttock augmentation. The surgeon filmed the bloody procedures and posted the recordings on social media. The case came to light when two patients died. The prosecutor’s office has so far established that neither liposuction, i.e. the removal of adipose tissue, nor the injection, i.e. its injection under the skin, were performed properly. Although released from custody, the doctor is forbidden to practice medicine until the end of the trial.

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