Anesthesia Errors
Going into a hospital for surgery can be quite scary. For up to several hours, you are put into a state of unconsciousness and therefore have no control over what happens to your body. The individual in charge of your state of consciousness is a doctor called the anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologists use drugs, injected intravenously, to control whether or not you are “asleep” or awake. When these physicians make errors, your life may be put on the line.
What are anesthesia errors?
Anesthesia errors, though rare, do occur. They can happen during any point of one’s hospital visit. Even though doctors are supposed to provide their patients with the most prudent care possible, sometimes careless errors are still made. When dealing with someone’s health and well-being, however, this type of negligence is unacceptable.
Common types of anesthesia errors include the following:
- Dosage errors
- Delayed delivery of anesthesia medications
- Intubation injuries
- Turning off the pulse oximeter alarm
- Errors due to drug or alcohol use
- Communication errors
- Failure to recognize and promptly address complications
Anesthesia errors, when not recognized and remedied immediately, can be fatal. If you have lost someone you love to an anesthesia error, then you deserve to take legal action against the negligent doctor at fault.
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If you or someone you love has been injured as the result of an anesthesia error, then you may have the right to claim damages from the negligenct doctor. Contact the Washington medical malpractice attorneys of Fuller & Fuller today at 1-800-570-4878 to speak with a lawyer about your legal options.