Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in North Carolina
Mixed Up Patients: Treated as Wrong Person
Quickest overview, wife was treated improperly. Doctors treated her based on medical records of another patient, had several procedures done to her based on this other patients medical information. Now we have no idea what is truly wrong with wife, and why these procedures were performed on her wrongly.
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Re: Mixed Up Patients: Treated as Wrong Person
This certainly sounds as if malpractice occurred. However, before deciding whether there is or is not a case, a determination must be made of the nature and extent of any actual injury and damages caused by the negligence of the health care providers. If you would like to discuss the case further, please feel free to call me at 1-800-953-2542 or contact me by e-mail at [email protected]
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Re: Mixed Up Patients: Treated as Wrong Person
The other response is certainly correct. There are issues of (1) negligence and (2) damages. If they in fact used the incorrect patient's information, that would appear to be "negligence" (or "malpractice"). There are, however, probably some complicated issues regarding the appropriate standard of care, and determining exactly who "dropped the ball," and determining the damages (if any). At the risk of stating the obvious, you may have legal recourse, but your primary focus at this time should be on obtaining a proper diagnosis of your wife's condition. You may want to see a lawyer.
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