Medical Malpractice Experts
Top South African Medical Malpractice Experts
If you are one of the increasingly many South Africans who have been victims of blunders by the medical profession, you should seek the advice of medical malpractice experts as soon as possible. Due to the stresses and strains currently on our healthcare system – apparently we have a doctor-patient ratio of 1 to 4,000 instead of the 1 to 1,500 recommended by the World Health Organisation – it seems that cases of medical malpractice are on the increase.
Medical malpractice experts are highly knowledgeable in the complex field of medical law and are therefore perfectly positioned to properly assist you in ascertaining the merits of your case and calculating what kind of compensation you would be liable to claim. Medical malpractice encompasses a broad range of issues, from being incorrectly diagnosed, to being prescribed the incorrect medication or improper behaviour by your doctor in the consulting room, but some of the most common medical negligence claims include foreign objects left in bodies, surgical errors such as the amputation of the incorrect limb, anaesthesia malpractice, doctor-patient confidentiality breaches, and so forth.
Even a seemingly simple blunder can have devastating consequences. For example, although your doctor may have it on record that you have an allergy to a particular medication, due to human error and forgetfulness he could prescribe it anyway, leading to severe allergic reactions and sometimes death. A severe allergic reaction would obviously necessitate further treatment and medication in order to counteract the symptoms, and you may even be left with lifelong damage to contend with. This will impact on your ability to work and provide for your family, so they too, will be affected by the medical mishap down the line. Of course, this leads to immense emotional trauma and this – as well as financial compensation for past, present and future medical expenses and loss of earnings – will all be taken into account by medical malpractice experts when formulating your claim.
Contact Adele van der Walt Attorneys Inc, medical malpractice experts, for professional, compassionate advice about how to claim for medical malpractice.
For more information on this subject, please give us a call at 012 460 3668 (SA) or e-mail us at clare@avdw.co.za
