What are some common examples of medical malpractice?

One of the most common types of malpractice is a misdiagnosis, which happens when a doctor diagnoses a patient with the wrong illness or does not diagnose them as promptly as a competent doctor would. Another situation in which malpractice can occur is during surgery. Errors in surgical procedures may include operating on the wrong body part or the wrong patient, leaving foreign objects in the patient’s body, lacerating or perforating surrounding organs, or improperly administering or monitoring anesthesia. Also, malpractice often happens when a doctor prescribes the wrong medication to a patient, or when a nurse provides them with the wrong medication or the wrong dose of a medication. Some of the most tragic malpractice incidents arise in the context of birth injuries, which affect a fetus or newborn. The child may cope with the effects of the malpractice for the rest of their life.