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Our Michigan medical malpractice lawyers represent patients and their families who have suffered injuries or death due to medical mistakes made by hospitals and anesthesiologists. Many of these injuries are very serious, often requiring extensive medical treatment and the need for additional surgeries. When a medical error causes a death, it can give rise to a Michigan wrongful death lawsuit.
There are risks involved in every medical procedure and not all poor results are due to medical malpractice. A lawsuit can only be filed when there is a medical error or mistake that caused your injury.
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia, has traditionally meant the condition of having sensation (including the feeling of pain) blocked or temporarily taken away. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience. The word was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. in 1846.Another definition is a "reversible lack of awareness", whether this is a total lack of awareness (e.g. a general anesthetic) or a lack of awareness of a part of the body such as a spinal anesthetic or another nerve block would cause. Anesthesia is a pharmacologically induced reversible state of amnesia, analgesia, loss of consciousness, loss of skeletal muscle reflexes and decreased stress response.
The most common risks of an Anesthesia procedure are:
Although these are common risks, they may also be the result of medical negligence. Our experience medical malpractice lawyers will review your medical chart and determine whether your injury was the result of negligent treatment or just a normal risk or complication of your procedure.
If you would like more information about your legal rights as a result Michigan medical malpractice, you can order our FREE book, "The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook," by medical malpractice attorney Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book is an insider's report on medical malpractice claims and includes why most malpractice victims never receive compensation for their injuries. Our book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE!
The statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases varies from state to state. In Michigan, you must file a medical malpractice lawsuit within two years of the date of the malpractice. If you miss a deadline, your claim will be lost forever. To avoid these severe consequences, you should contact the Michigan malpractice lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. immediately.
We will represent you in your Michigan malpractice case under our NO FEE PROMISE. This means that you will not be charged any legal fees whatsoever unless we obtain a settlement or recovery for you. You have absolutely no obligation for legal fees unless we win your case. If we do not obtain a settlement for you, you owe us nothing!
If you suspect that you or a family member have been the victim of medical malpractice from an anesthesia procedure, you should contact our office immediately to discuss your case. There are strict time limitations for filing medical malpractice cases in Michigan and if you wait too long, your case may be barred forever. Call us now at (800) 606-1717.
For more information about your rights regarding a Michigan medical malpractice, you should request our book "The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook," written by Lawrence J. Buckfire. The book sells for $14.95 on Amazon but Lawrence will send it to you for FREE.
To speak with medical malpractice attorney and author Lawrence J. Buckfire about your legal rights regarding a Michigan malpractice lawsuit , call him at (800) 606-1717 for a Free, no obligation consultation.
