By Doug Scott

 Consequences of malpractice can range from minimal to unspeakable harm and even to death. It is every patient's worst nightmare. We demand perfection from our doctors, but they are human and make mistakes. Medical malpractice refers to the professional negligence on the part of a health care professional. Comparison of performance is based upon the standard of care for the professional based on what other professionals in the same field do for their clients who are located in the same geographic area. The most common reaction of a victim of medical malpractice is to sue. One of the best ways to win your case is to ensure the case is viable as malpractice and to have a good Indiana medical malpractice lawyer on your side.

There are a lot of lawsuits at any given time. This article will outline five scary cases and the outcome if it is closed. After suffering a head injury at his construction worksite, Brian Persaud was rushed to a nearby hospital in downtown New York City. He received stitches to his head and then had what he contested was a forced rectal exam even though he furiously resisted. He sued but lost his case when a jury found that the hospital did nothing wrong because the exam was meant to check for damage to his spinal cord and was never completed. Matthew Hayes and Nico Swift checked into an Oregon hospital and paid thousands of dollars in hopes of becoming pregnant through artificial insemination. The clinic used the sperm to inseminate the wrong woman. The "wrong" woman requested an anonymous donor and the law prevented Mr. Hayes from even seeing the resulting child. There are currently two lawsuits in court.

While receiving antibiotic therapy via IV for diarrhea, Sue Gonzales lost her hearing. The IV was left in too long and the antibiotic permanently damaged the nerve cells in her ears. The physician recognized it had been in too long but failed to remove it. Sue cannot even sue for damage because Texas law has made it economically unviable for malpractice lawyers to take on such cases. Laurence Ball of the UK was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005 and underwent surgery to have his lung removed. The problem was Ball didn't have lung cancer and did not need his lung removed. He has recently taken his case to court and hopes to settle outside the courtroom.

Michael Hicks went in for a second round of liposuction surgery that he was told would take 90 minutes. Instead the procedure took over six hours because the physician is noted as being impaired and falling asleep on the job and coworkers did nothing to stop him. The physician has sense been fired and is awaiting litigation for malpractice.

In order to proceed with a malpractice case an injury, loss or damage must be suffered by the person who retained the professional's services or those otherwise entitled to benefit or rely upon the professional's services. If you have found yourself in one of these scary situations or one similar you should seek the advice of Indianapolis injury attorneys. This should be done quickly to ensure your rights are preserved.

For further information regarding Medical Malpractice law visit www.cfclc-law.com