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LONG ISLAND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
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What is Medical Malpractice:
Medical Malpractice is a doctor’s failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician or surgeon of the same medical specialty would use under similar circumstances. Also called med mal.
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Quick Facts About Medical Malpractice:
According to the JAMA, over 225,000 people die each year due to errors. This has become the third leading cause of death in the United States.
12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals 20,000 deaths/year from other errors in hospitals 80,000 deaths/year from nosocomial infections in hospitals 106,000 deaths/year from nonerror, adverse effects of medications.
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