Oxygen Chamber Therapy Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Doctors and other medical professionals have a legal duty to exercise a certain standard of care when it comes to their patients. Unfortunately, many people suffer injuries and life-long complications because of negligence at a medical facility. If you or your loved one was harmed by medical malpractice, you have the right to seek monetary damages from the parties at fault.

If you are injured because something went wrong during a hyperbaric oxygen therapy session, contact Kenmore Law Group as soon as possible. Our medical malpractice lawyers can verify your eligibility for a lawsuit and fight to bring you the payment you deserve by laws.

What is the Purpose of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment?

Being inside an oxygen chamber is not a common treatment option, nor is hyperbaric oxygen therapy right for everyone. But the treatment can help certain patients with conditions like wound healing, carbon monoxide poisoning, and various infections. Essentially, the patient is placed inside a chamber to breathe pure oxygen for a set period of time. The treatment is not painful, but you will have ear popping from being inside a pressurized chamber.

During the procedure, patients must be monitored by medical staff in case there are signs of distress. Injuries can also happen from the chamber collapsing with someone inside, and this is typically a sign of improper maintenance or manufacturing defects. When a hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment goes wrong, you can end up with:

• Lung damage
• Damage to the middle or inner ear
• Sinus injuries
• Loss of vision
• Indications of oxygen poisoning (heart failure, seizures)

Those who have a preexisting lung disease or collapsed lungs should not undergo oxygen therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. When a doctor, nurse, etc. fails to take all the necessary factors into account, they can be sued for medical malpractice.

Who is Liable for a Botched Medical Procedure?

In most cases of medical malpractice, the treating physician is the one who is liable. However, nurses, anesthesiologists and other medical professionals may be liable for injuring a patient. But the standard of negligence for doctors goes beyond making a mistake. Doctors are not perfect, and it’s possible that they can make a wrong diagnosis or recommend treatments or procedures that do not go as planned. In order to sue a healthcare provider, you must prove that they failed to meet a professional standard of care that is expected by someone of their specialty, knowledge, and experience.

Of course, most patients have only a superficial understanding of medical board conduct rules and standards. This is why victims need to work with a hyperbaric oxygen therapy accident lawyer, who is familiar with the requirements for a lawsuit.

How to Protect Your Right to Compensation

As someone who is eligible for a medical malpractice lawsuit, you must build your case with strong evidence and compelling legal arguments. With that in mind, here are the basic steps to proving negligence by a healthcare provider:

• Gather all paperwork that has to do with the procedure, like medical bills, conformations for appointments, and prescriptions
• As soon as there are complications, go to the hospital. This will document the problems you had because of a medical procedure, which is necessary to file a claim for damages. Make sure to keep all related documents in a safe place.
• Take photos or video footage of any visible injuries.
• Get contact information from witnesses or make a note of who was there at the time of the incident (staff members or other patients). This way, an attorney specializing in medical malpractice can reach out and ask for witness statements.
• Seek advice and guidance from a personal injury law firm. The legal experts of Kenmore have the skills and experience to build a case for doctor malpractice and obtain maximum compensation for you and your family.

Suing for Medical Malpractice – How Long Do I have?

The deadline for a lawsuit based on medical malpractice must be filed no later than 1 to 3 years in the state of California. To clarify, you can file a lawsuit within:

• 3 years of when the injury occurred
• 1 year of when you found out about the injury or medical condition resulting from doctor malpractice

Keep in mind that you must take certain steps to notify the liable entities that you intend to sue. This is one of many steps that must be completed in order to receive compensatory damages from an insurance claim or lawsuit. Help from a lawyer specializing in hyperbaric oxygen chamber injuries is critical to your success if a medical provider failed in their duty of care to you or a loved one.

Damages Available to Medical Malpractice Victims

Medical malpractice claims often result in high settlements (6 to 8 figures), and the resulting payment is not just about covering your medical bills. To ensure that you get the most out of an injury case, talk to an oxygen therapy malpractice attorney about your eligibility for the following:

• Long-term / lifetime medical care costs, including physical and occupational therapy, medical equipment, prescriptions, etc.
• Lost income, such as wages and job benefits you lost during your recovery. In cases of extreme injury resulting in impaired job performance, you can seek compensation for lost earning capacity and future lost wages.
• Pain and suffering based on your level of physical pain and psychological distress

Court cases may result in punitive damages, which is extra compensation to the victim if they were harmed by gross negligence. This is a way to punish the defendant for excessively negligent conduct that can only be viewed as a gross disregard of the patient’s safety. That being said, most cases are settled via private negotiations, meaning they never make it before a judge and jury.

Contact a Los Angeles Medical Malpractice Attorney

Kenmore Law Group is proud to serve the community of Los Angeles and other cities in Southern California. Careless or reckless practices during a medical procedure can result in permanent damage to your physical and emotional health, finances, career prospects, and interpersonal relationships. The ones who are responsible owe you much more than “I’m sorry,” and this is why we are driven to fight for compensation on behalf of medical malpractice victims.

We do not ask victims to pay out of pocket for legal services. The Zero Fee Guarantee means we work for you on contingency and wait until the release of your settlement to collect attorney’s fees. If we do not bring about a favorable resolution to your case, you pay us $0. It’s really that simple, so take advantage of this offer and reach out to us for a free, confidential case review.