Beaufort Medical Negligence Attorneys
When doctors and other medical professionals make mistakes, the results can be devastating. While no medical procedure is risk-free, we have a right to expect our medical providers to follow standards of care when it comes to diagnosing illness, ordering lab tests, performing surgery and providing appropriate follow-up care. When a provider fails to do so, the injured patient may be entitled to compensation.
At Twenge + Twombley, our attorneys represent people in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, Bluffton and throughout the Lowcountry of South Carolina who suffer serious injuries as a result of medical malpractice. We offer a free initial consultation to evaluate your case and answer your questions.
What Is Medical Malpractice?
All medical procedures carry a degree of risk. Sometimes a patient can receive a bad medical result even when the medical provider does everything he or she is supposed to do. However, if your medical provider does not follow the standard of care in South Carolina, he or she may have committed malpractice.
Examples of medical malpractice include:
- Surgical errors such as operating on the wrong part of the body or leaving medical instruments in the body
- Misdiagnosis of cancer and other diseases
- Failure to order proper medical tests to diagnose disease
- Failure to monitor a patient for infection following surgery
- Birth injuries caused by a failure to properly monitor the infant prior to delivery or failure to order a timely cesarean section
If you believe you have been the victim of substandard medical care, you should talk to a lawyer with experience in handling such cases as soon as possible. There are time limits governing how long someone may wait to bring a medical malpractice claim, so time is of the essence.
See answers to frequently asked questions about medical malpractice.
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