Pain Infusion Overdoses
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Patients often have control of when the pain medication is administered as they are given a button to release a shot of medication when they feel necessary. It is the medical professionals’: doctors, nurses, home care givers, etc., job to ensure that the correct amount of medication is in the device so that patients are not over or under dosed during the time they are on the drug infusion device.
Just recently in Allentown, PA a hospital was placed under extreme scrutiny after three of it’s patients overdosed as a result of pain infusion devices. The nurses administered too much pain medication into the device and failed to check it often enough to notice. The nurses at the hospital blamed lack of training on the devices and confusing instructions. As a result, the patients were given an excessive amount of pain medication in a small amount of time; one man even received 5 times the prescribed dosage.
The consequences of medication errors are severe. Overdose, bad reactions, allergic reactions, and even death are possible effects of a pharmaceutical error. If you or a loved one has suffered from poor medication administration the attorneys at The Pisanchyn Law Firm want to help you receive compensation and justice for the turmoil you now have to face. The legal and medical issues involved with this type of medical malpractice are very complex and require the expertise of a medical malpractice attorney. Here at The Pisanchyn Law Firm, our medical malpractice attorneys handle medical device and pain infusion pump negligence cases.
In a perfect world the attorneys, staff, and medical experts at The Pisanchyn Law Firm would like to put you or your loved one in the same place you were before this pain infusion error, however, as you know, this is impossible. What we will do, and can ensure you, should you honor us by allowing us to represent you, is that our attorneys and our team of professionals will get you the answers and respect you deserve. We will also make sure that this does not happen to anyone else by making the person or company that made this mistake pay for their negligence.
Please, call us now either locally in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Stroudsburg, Montrose, Williamsport, Lock Haven, Pottsville, or Milford or toll free: 1-866-427-4652. We provide legal representation to all Pennsylvania residents.
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