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

1. What Is A “Never Event” mean in Medical Malpractice ?

2. After getting injured or sick, most people rely on medical care. Most doctors never make a mistake, but when they do, it could be fatal for the patient.

3. Most Medical Mistakes Are Related to: 01 Wrong diagnosis 02 The wrong type of treatment Wrong decisions 03 Issuing the wrong type of medication 04 Not providing the patient with the right care 05

4. 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”.

5. 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 patient’s body (medical instrument, surgical sponge, medical device)

6. 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 person’s care, it is considered a “never event”.

7. ❏ Medication errors: sadly, even issuing the wrong type of medication to the patient is something that should never occur in any medical care facility. This could cause the person to develop a worse condition, or end up dead or permanently injured. Every person who has ever been a victim of medical malpractice has the right to seek compensation for the injuries.

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