Medical Malpractice: Can I Claim Compensation for Cerebral Palsy?

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The Weitz Firm, LLC.
Medical Malpractice Can I Claim Compensation
for Cerebral Palsy?
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Every year, around 10,000 children are diagnosed
with cerebral palsy. It refers to several
neurological disorders which are a result of a
brain injury. These disorders could cause
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Most symptoms can occur after a brain injury
caused by an accident, or shortly after (or prior
to) birth. There are many cases were very young
children experience traumatic injuries and
develop CP (cerebral palsy). If you believe that
your child or anyone else in your family has
developed CP due to a lack of professional
medical care following an accident, you may have
a case. Feel free to consult with their medical
malpractice attorneys in Philadelphia today,
schedule your free initial consultation and learn
everything about CP and how you can file a
claim.
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CP Cases Related to Birth
There are many cases where a child is born with
CP symptoms. In most of these cases, the parents
were aware of the potential birth defects and
problems. However, there are situations where the
medical facilities failed to provide parents with
enough information about their future child. If
the medical provider failed to provide this
information or did not warn the parents about
their future child potentially having CP (thus
not allowing the parents to decide whether or not
they want to continue with the pregnancy), the
medical provider could be sued and held
responsible for medical malpractice.
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A simple administrative error could prevent a
medical provider from being aware of any
pre-existing medical conditions. At the same
time, the medical team could fail to detect fetal
distress during delivery of the baby. If and when
this happens, the baby could suffer serious brain
damage, which could result in CP and other
conditions.
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Lack of (Adequate) Information
In the early stages of pregnancy, most women
undergo a series of prenatal tests to determine
the babys health. After several tests, a medical
worker could fail to provide the parent with the
correct data or misinterpret the data, providing
the parent with false information about the
baby. According to the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), all parents who were not fully
informed of the possibility of giving birth to a
child with congenital or genetic defects are
victims of medical malpractice and have the right
to sue the medical company or healthcare
provider. When this happens, the next step is
pursuing a medical malpractice claim. To do so,
you are going to need help from one of their
highly experienced and knowledgeable Philadelphia
medical malpractice lawyers. Call their office
immediately, and ask for an initial (completely
free of charge) consultation with one of their
available attorneys. Do not waste any of your
time, as you only have a limited amount of time
to file a claim and seek compensation for your
childs injuries, trauma, and conditions caused
by medical malpractice.
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Others cases of medical malpractice that could
result in CP include

• Errors on the operating table

• Complications and problems during delivery

• Damage in the delivery room

• Malpractice in the emergency room

• Improper handling of maternal infections

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• System or administrative errors

• Diagnostic mistakes

• Medication errors

• System or administrative errors

• Lack of adequate information

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