Friday, November 30, 2012

Harmful Errors With Anesthesia


Anesthesia makes some of the most complicated and invasive surgical procedures possible because it allows patients to sleep through the pain without actually feeling the pain. Though anesthesia allows for individuals to overcome their ailments, it can also be dangerous if administered incorrectly.

Anesthesia should only be administered by an anesthesiologist, which is a specialized doctor who has had special training in sedation. Often, the amount of medication an individual receives depends on his or her health background, physical attributes, and vitals.

It is a very precise determination. Because of how precise measurements must be, it is easy for errors to occur if anesthesiologists do not give their full attention to the task at hand. Common acts of negligence that may lead to anesthesia-related injuries include:

Failure to monitor a patient while under sedation Over or under dosing surgical patients Keeping a patient under sedation for too long Forcing or incorrectly placing intubation

Each of these errors may prove severely damaging or even deadly to some patients. Anesthesia is a very strong drug that may become harmful when misused. Additionally, since it induces an artificial sedation, individuals who are put under may have trouble waking up if overdosed.

In the event that an individual suffers a serious injury or worse after an anesthesia error, he or she may be entitled to financial compensation from the doctor who made the error. These individuals will first need to seek out an experienced medical malpractice lawyer before filing legal action.

Anesthesia errors may seriously injure or even kill and individual, so it is important that victims of these errors exercise their rights to pursue financial compensation.

If you or someone you love suffered injuries after an anesthesiologist made a mistake, learn more about holding the responsible medical professional accountable from the Madison medical malpractice attorneys of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.

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