Santa Fe Medical Malpractice Lawyer
If you've had an injury because of medical mistakes, please call 1-800-978-1986 or send us an email for help.
What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is failure by a physician or other healthcare provider to offer the expected quality of care, resulting in personal injury or death of the patient. It also is called medical negligence.
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or someone else in the healthcare field does something that another competent professional would not do, or fails to do what a competent healthcare professional would do. The doctor makes a mistake by doing something wrong or failing to do what is right.
There are many kinds of medical malpractice. They include:
- Making the wrong diagnosis, failing to diagnose a problem, or a delayed diagnosis. Errors in diagnosis can seriously affect what happens to patients. Conditions commonly misdiagnosed include:
- Heart attacks
- Breast cancer
- Lung cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Appendicitis
- Mistakes during surgery — This includes mistakes made in anesthesia; mistakes made in anesthesia are some of the most dangerous mistakes made during surgery
- Medication errors — This happens when a doctor or other person giving you the medication makes a mistake
- Adverse reactions — This happens when a medication or procedure makes you sick
- Wrong treatments — This include delayed treatment in emergency situations
New Mexico Medical Malpractice Law
New Mexico has laws that pertain specifically to medical malpractice. Two of these that are especially important for you to know are:
- Statute of Limitations — This law defines how long you can wait before you file a medical malpractice suit. In New Mexico, the statute of limitations is three years from the time that the malpractice occurred. The exception is that a child younger than six years old has until his or her ninth birthday to file a lawsuit.
- Contributory or Comparative Negligence — The Supreme Court of New Mexico passed a law in 1981 that says that if someone is partly responsible for their own medical injury, they will still be paid, but that the payment will be reduced by how much of the injury is their fault.
Contact a Santa Fe Medical Malpractice Attorney
New Mexico has many other complicated laws about medical malpractice. That is why it is important to have a Santa Fe medical malpractice attorney to help you. The Santa Fe medical malpractice lawyers at McBride, Scicchitano & Leacox, P.A. are experienced in interpreting and applying the law.
If you think that you or someone you love has suffered an injury caused by a doctor or other healthcare provider, you should seek help from a Santa Fe medical malpractice attorney at McBride, Scicchitano & Leacox, P.A.. Please call 1-800-978-1986 or send us an email for an evaluation of your case.
