The answer is: yes
WHY: They went through a shit ton of schooling to become a doctor, non only a shit ton but a variety of cut throat competitive schooling
Oh but first things first what we can do is define medical malpractice ( definition from:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/malpractice )
Malpractice
1.
Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
2.
by the way negligence seems like such a harsh term these people care, I swear they do!
Also don't fret, medical malpractice doesn't happen often and doctors don't work alone there's lots of people every step of the way to point out an error someone has made.
Its really interesting that we have the notion that doctors and nurses are these machines that can help us, like they never forget or lose track of things.
Also, it seems more an more doctors are being trialed for non lethal medical malpractice. Now you may say "Gee well all malpractice is bad!". However, if a surgeon left a sponge in your stomach and you just digested it (basically equivalent to eating a sponge), then no I don't think you need to sue them and get them fired. Then again you probably wouldn't notice it either.
Oh no not the sponge!
Personally this makes me really nervous because I would like to be a nurse(or doctor LOL) and it makes me really anxious that I'll be expected to be close to perfect for my entire profession. Also, If I ever make a mistake and end up killing somebody then not only would I feel bad, I would probably be banned from ever practicing again and end up working at Tim Horton's (again!). Then again its really difficult if anything is a direct result in someones conditions not improving. If one gave the wrong medication than prescribed, then that would be malpractice. However if the doctor misdiagnosed... then it could be malpractice(maybe), but you need solid evidence that it was the doctors fault. Malpractice is a really touchy issue and medical staff really do there best. Some staff however (like in all professions) are just negligent.
Oh, There probably wasn't too much of a point to that post,however hopefully your doctor doesn't kill you. Also, if your sketchy on your medicine or anything that happens in a medical situation, just ask someone!(preferable someone in medicine, ask a nurse I'm sure they're very nice :))
I've heard so many horror stories about patients having scalpels and scissors left in them after surgery and it makes me so paranoid that something will be left behind(even though it's not that common). I agree that people make mistakes, but how hard is it to remember to take all the tools out of someone's chest cavity? Malpractice only seems to be clear when it's intentional. But if it's not lethal, why not just find a different doctor instead of going through all that lawsuit crap and getting the doctor fired for ONE mistake? This really is tricky.
ReplyDeleteThe whole idea is almost confusing. For me I'm on both sides. If a doctor left something in me and I died I would be very angry(if I were alive to feel emotions). But if I were the doctor I would look at it as if "I can't always be prefect". I guess we expect doctors to be prefect because they're not making Tim hortains coffee(which I have worked at as well!) but they're dealing with living breathing human beings. I guess when your in the job you basically have to be prefect. Double checking and even triple checking things that you wouldn’t usually.
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