What Is A “Never Event” Mean in Medical Malpractice ?

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What Is A Never Event mean in Medical
Malpractice ?
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Most Medical Mistakes Are Related to
Wrong diagnosis
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The wrong type of treatment
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Wrong decisions
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Issuing the wrong type of medication
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Not providing the patient with the right care
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However, there are certain types of errors that
no doctor should ever make. These errors are
labeled as never event, and should never occur.
But in reality, they do happen from time to time.
Here is everything you need to know about the
never events.
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Different Types of Never Events
Surgical mistakes These errors can occur during
surgery and could cause fatality. These types of
errors include performing surgery on the wrong
body part, on the wrong patient and even leaving
an item inside a patients body (medical
instrument, surgical sponge, medical device)
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• There are several types of mistakes that should
  never occur.

• Product / Device mistakes using a contaminated
  device or drug on a patient could result in the
  death of the patient.
• Radiological Events.
• Environmental events.
• Miscare of the patient if the patient who is
  unable to take care of himself is discharged or
  put under an unauthorized persons care, it is
  considered a never event.

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Every person who has ever been a victim of
medical malpractice has the right to seek
compensation for the injuries. If you believe
that you were a victim of medical malpractice,
Contact Medical Malpractice Attorneys in
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obtaining compensation for your injuries.
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