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Is it Medical Malpractice or Neglect?

Asked on Jun 05th, 2015 on Medical Malpractice - Illinois
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My daughter had blood work done. Her pediatrician called saying she needed to go to the ER Stat. She was admitted for a blood transfusion. She had 4 pints of blood in her body. Her pediatrician had gave her a prescription for iron pills in 2010. My daughter continued to see that doctor for at least a year & half afterwards, then she began seeing her partner.No one told us that she had to continue taking the pills & they never followed up. DCFS began investigating me after the 11/2014 incident. I was found not guilty because there was nowhere in my daughter's medical record about continuously taking the medication and/or about any follow up care or tests.
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Catastrophic Injury Attorney serving Roseland, NJ at John J. Ratkowitz
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It sounds like negligent care if you were not advised that she needed to continue taking iron pills. If your daughter recovered after the transfusion and there was no permanent damage, you probably do not have a financially viable medical malpractice. The articles linked below explain this in more detail.  If you want to investigate a case, you should contact a local medical malpractice attorney (one in your state).  They take these cases on a contingency basis which means you only have to pay if you succeed.  Additionally, initial consultations are usually free. You can use the "Find a Lawyer" service through this website to research medical malpractice attorneys.  Then, visit each attorney's website and look for a firm that has a record of successful verdicts.  Below are some articles you may find helpful.  They are written for a New Jersey audience (where I practice) but the ideas discussed in these articles usually apply in most other jurisdictions as well. Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case. This discusses the issue of financial viability. Click here for an article that explains what you can and should expect when pursuing a medical malpractice case. Click here for an article that explains how and what clients are charged when they hire an attorney to pursue a medical malpractice case. Click here, here  and here for more information about me. Click here for summaries of some of the cases that I have litigated. Click here to review articles that I have published. If you found this information helpful, I would appreciate it if you would click here and take a few seconds to provide some feedback online. Please understand that by answering your question in this informal forum I am not acting as your attorney. I am not doing anything to protect any legal rights that you have.  Medical malpractice cases need to be thoroughly investigated and to know whether you have a viable case, an attorney usually has to obtain and review all of the pertinent medical records and consult an expert.  John Ratkowitz, Esq. 105 Eisenhower Parkway Roseland, NJ 07068 Office: (973) 830-8441 Cell: (732) 616-6278 Fax: (973) 226-0031 Email: jratkowitz@starrgern.com.  Click here for my website. 
Answered on Jun 06th, 2015 at 8:13 AM

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