What is the liability of a medical assistant if a patient receives an injury from an injection?
480240
Well, hopefully there person you work for has liability\ninsurance......
611073
I don't think that there is statute governing that.\n\nBUT, I believe you might have a Common Law Negligence action in tort.\nIf you can prove that it is a standard practice to include straps for a baby changing changing tables and they did not, you can probably prove that they have breached a duty of care, even if there is no specific law governing that.\n\nBest advice: Call a LAWYER IMMEDIATELY, there are a lot of lawyers who will take a persona injury claim case, and get paid only if you collect.
363050
It doesn't matter.\nThey are self-insured and since they are you can sue them for any negligence.\nFirst of all, you need to contact a personal injury attorney and tell them your story.\nYou are likely going to have to pay all of your medical bills for right now and probably have a very good case to make a recovery at some point, but it may take some time.\nYou really need to gather up and preserve as much evidence as you can.\nYou may need to find out if the area in the store was covered by a security camera.  You may need to preserve that right away, so you may need a subpoena, which means you need legal help on that soon.\nDon't delay.
338197
I think you should ask the hospital who injected him this question.
1131585
I don't mean to upset your apple cart, but if another person's dog caused injuries that severe on the premises of a vet, you should not be handling the case yourself. You should be haveing an experienced personal injury atty at least review your case. Odds are, you will expend your one opportunity to get redress in court and come out with much less than you are entitled to. This sounds like one case where "going on the cheap" is a very bad idea.
201528
You have a legal responsibility to act with the standard of care similar to an average professional nurse of similar experience and education.\n\nIf you think you acted improperly, speak to your supervisor and to the legal department of your employer.  Your professional nursing association may also have resources to help.\n\nAnd yes, you should carrt professional liability insurance - occurrence rather than claims-made if it is available.
784542
It was an accident.  File it under insurance.
1054949
There are two different kinds of compensation regarding an auto accident.  The first being of course the cost of repairs or reimbursment for the value of your car if it is deemed "totaled".  The second being medical costs reimbursement.  The is contingent upon the extent of your injuries, recooperation time, lost wages, etc.  If the accident was not your fault, the faulter should be liable for all medical costs pertaining to your injury.  Beyond that there is pain and suffering reimbursment. I belive the industry standard "asking amount" tends to be 3 to 4 times the total amount of your medical bills.  These are all things, of course, that you should discuss with your attorney, insurance company, and family.
339713
There is no "equation" per se, but insurance companies generally try to pay no more than the "reasonable and necessary" medical bills, plus an amount roughly equal to or less than that for pain and suffering, unless you don't have a lawyer, then they try to pay even less. Plaintiff attorneys generally try to get all of the medical bills, plus 1 to 3 times the bills for pain and suffering, depending on the level of injury and the severity of the accident. There are many other factors that come into the "equation," like the type of witness a person will make, the reputation of the treating physicians, etc.\n\nYour best bet to "value" an injury is to do jury verdict research for the specific injury involved and factor in as many variables as possible.
1178587
There are two issues here. First if the police have reason to believe (probable cause) that a person was in a motor vehicle accident due to being drunk or high (Driving while under the influenece) it is perfectly legal to draw blood also as mention by numerous other people, in most states simply signing your license is consenting to a 'chemical test' and failing to consent to one is a crime in and of itself. Second is the responsiblity of the medical personel is to provide care that is in the best interest of the paitent if he/she is unable to consent or refuse, if they fail to due this they can be sued for failing to providing a reasonable level of care.
743377
I hate to say this but I doubt there is much you can do. The first thing I would do is talk to a good lawyer. They have what is called a medical lock for someone on oxygen and or medical equipment this should have been gotten before this occured.(it is up to the customer to get this from the electric company and dr) The guy who cut it off knew this. However, I would still try and sue. You can also file a complaint with PUCT. just google that. A lawyer is the one who can sue though. Good luck! The greedy jerks.
716997
It would be malpractice. I am not sure if you can sue on what  you are talking about. Get a consulatation.
929946
Your boyfriend was at a doctor's office when he fainted; an episode of a person losing conscience is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Since he was in a medical facility [A DOCTOR'S OFFICE], the doctor and his staff were OBLIGATED BY LAW to tend to him immediately and do all that they could to evaluate and stabilize him. If they couldn't treat him because of lack of appropriate equipment, or for any other reason whatsoever, then THEY had to provide transportation by ambulance for the patient to another medical facility AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN IF THE PATIENT COULDN'T PAY FOR THE SERVICES OR DIDN'T HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE. This is known as the "EMTALA" or "anti-dumping law". Therefore, the doctor and his staff are the ones  responsible for paying the expenses incurred in transporting your boyfriend by ambulance to the hospital, NOT YOU. My advice: forward the bill to the doctor's office along with a note stating that you know that the dispositions of the law makes them responsible for the payment of the ambulance's fees; keep a copy for your records. DON'T PAY THAT BILL, you're not responsible for it; THEY ARE:IT'S THE LAW.
800422
If you are not a medical professional, pain is the last thing you should worry about. If you inject the drug into a nerve you can paralyze your "patient";  injecting the wrong drug (or simply enough air) into an artery can easily kill someone. You can only learn how to inject at a professional school from someone qualified. Needless to say, you can be prosecuted if you carry out a medical procedure that you are not authorized to do. You are warned!
1033450
Good grief, I just answered this about 4 minutes ago. Shots themselves do not damage the area of injection. It is the material that is being injected that causes the damage. Ordinary medications, innoculations, etc. given by a Doctor do not cause damage. Street drugs such as heroine, cause irreversible damage to the sight of injection. That is why IV drug users have track marks. Look at diabetics. They give themselves injections daily with no damage or signs that they have injected anything. If you are so worried and want such hard evidence perhaps you should talk to your doctor or some health care professional.
227587
Yes. Not necessarily because the person was done harm that needs to be paid for, but because there needs to be punitive damages to deter the medical system from treating patients like commodities. The cost to the system has to be high enough to punish the insurance industry, not just the individual doctor's premiums.
553335
Your question is confusing. You only mention liability. Please be more specific.