Overdoses are one of the common causes of death among hospital patients. While deaths caused by overdose are not limited to hospital patients, these patients make up a large proportion because of the scale and extent of the drugs that they receive. 

Although some overdoses are due to a patient's intent to harm himself, drug overdoses can be caused by many other factors. These factors include a doctor's prescritpion error and a pharmaceutical error. In these two cases, the doctor, hospital, or pharmacy may be guilty of medical malpractice. 

If you have lost a loved one because of overdose due to medical error, contact the Washington medical malpractice lawyers of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.

One danger that patients often is the risk of infections. Hospital-acquired infections generally fall into two categories. 

In the first case, the infections are acquired during the normal course of risky surgeries. In such surgeries, doctors inform patients of the risk of infections, and as long as the surgeon follows procedures correctly and takes the necessary measures against preventing infections, any acquired infection is typically not considered medical malpractice. 

On the other hand, if the infection results from a doctor or surgeon's careless or negligent behavior, then the patient may be able to sue for damages. For instance, if a doctor does not take proper sanitary measures and a patient acquires an infection, then the patient may be able to sue for the medical expenses related to treating the infection.

If you or anyone you know has acquired an infection that resulted from hospital care, contact the Washington medical malpractice attornyes of Fuller & Fuller at 800-570-4878.