{"id":48555,"date":"2020-10-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3023625-fork.findlaw6.flsitebuilder.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/medical-malpractice-did-a-never-event-cause-you-injury\/"},"modified":"2020-10-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T05:00:00","slug":"medical-malpractice-did-a-never-event-cause-you-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiselawoffices.com\/es\/medical-malpractice-did-a-never-event-cause-you-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical malpractice: Did a never event cause you injury?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you seek medical diagnosis or treatment from an Illinois doctor, you have a right to receive high-quality care in accordance with state regulations and accepted safety standards of the medical industry. If a so-called \u00abnever event\u00bb occurs, you might suffer serious illness or injury. A never event is an incident that occurs because of gross medical error or negligence.<\/p>\n

Never events are named thus because they should never happen. Sadly, they do, and many such incidents result in injuries or fatalities. If you suffer an injury or illness because a licensed medical professional failed in his or her duty<\/a> to keep you safe, you could wind up in worse condition than you were in when you first sought medical care.<\/p>\n

Never events can occur in these departments<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you receive medical care, you may interact with or receive treatment from numerous people, not just one physician. This is especially true you are undergoing surgery. The following list shows the types of\u00a0departments in which never events often occur<\/a>:<\/p>\n