Wrongful Death Caused by Medical Malpractice
When a patient dies while in the care of a doctor, medical professional, or medical facility, such as a hospital, medical malpractice may be a cause. Some of the more common causes of death by medical malpractice are the following:
- improperly performed surgery
- medication errors (prescribing the wrong drug, prescribing too much of a drug, providing the wrong drug)
- bacterial infections
- failure to diagnose conditions (such as cancer) until it is too late
- misdiagnosis
- failure to properly treat illnesses or conditions
- birth injuries
- defective or wrongly implanted medical devices
- wrong site surgery
- objects left inside after surgery
- medical errors which affect mothers during birth
- medical errors which cause the death of a newborn baby
What Are The Rights Of Family Members When A Loved One Dies Because Of Malpractice?
Arizona allows parents and children of patients who die of medical malpractice claims to bring claims for compensatory damages.
Parents and children are entitled to compensation for the loss of love, affection, companionship, care, protection and guidance as a result of the loss of their family member. Parents and children are also entitled to recover for the pain, grief, sorrow, anguish, stress, shock, and mental suffering they have and will suffer.