When I was 17 I went to the hospital for menstal cramps they said they were giving me a shot of Tramadol and gave me Toradol. I had a mild seizure , my boyfriend was in the room watching with with the nurse facing the other way. I came to and called my mom. She called the hospital and they admitted that they gave me the wrong medicine. I wanted to go home so I got discharged.
I am sorry for what happened to you. Unless you have any permanent damage as a result of what occurred in the hospital, it is doubtul the case is worth pursuing from a financial perspective. Medical malpractice cases are exceedingly difficult to pursue and win in Wisconsin. There are many reasons for that but the two chief reasons are (a) caps on non economic damages and (b) 9/10 jury verdicts are for the doctor in Wisconsin. I wrote a blog at our firm's web site on the difficulty of pursuing a medical malpractice case in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did an excellent essay about the subject about a year ago that you can google to read. If you feel strongly that you were harmed as a result of the medical care you received, you will need to gather up all your medical records and have them reviewed by a malpractice attorney. If they feel there is some substance to your case, they will have your records reviewed by an outside medical consultant to determine if you have a viable medical malpractice case. Under Wisconsin law, a person has three years to sue for medical malpractice from the date of the occurrence. For an injury to a minor child, the statute of limitations in Wisconsin is two years past the age of majority. You don't indicate how old you currently are.
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