Paducah Kentucky Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Personal Message from Attorneys' Edwards, Brian, & Kautz
If you have been a victim of medical malpractice , you may be eligible to file a personal injury claim. One of the personal injury attorneys at Edwards, Brian & Kautz can help you build your case.

As patients, we trust that our doctors, nurses, surgeons, and pharmacists are ethical, properly trained, and trustworthy. However, despite their extensive experience, sometimes these medical professionals make mistakes because they use poor judgment, are overworked or under-assisted, are negligent or malicious, or are simply under-qualified. But whatever the reasons for these mistakes, they are always unacceptable - in fact, they are oftentimes punishable by law. This highly sensitive area of law, called medical malpractice (or medical negligence ), is a division of personal injury. If you believe you have been a victim of medical malpractice , read on to learn more and then contact a personal injury attorney in your area to find out how medical malpractice claims and cases are filed.

The Prevalence of Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is now considered between the fifth and eighth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Researchers report that roughly 5 to 10 percent of all patients admitted to hospitals this year will fall victim to medical negligence , whether in the form of a surgical mistake, wrong prescription, birth injury, or other type of error. Based on these hospitals' track records, this sounds about right: annually, up to 98,000 people die from preventable medical errors, 2 million patients contract infections in hospitals, and approximately 90,000 die from infections caused by inadequate sanitation methods (such as infrequent hand washing).