How Do You Prove Your Medical Team Made a Mistake?
Medical malpractice in the State of South Carolina refers to medical professionals and teams who deviate from the standard of care set by the profession, which generally means taking actions or failing to take actions that don’t align with what other medical professionals would do under similar circumstances. If you believe you were injured by your medical team’s negligence, you need an experienced Georgetown medical malpractice attorney on your side.
The Elements of Your Medical Malpractice Claim
There are specific elements that must be proven in order to bring a successful medical malpractice claim against a medical team in South Carolina, including:
- You had a doctor/patient relationship with the medical professionals who made up the team. This means that you were their patient and that they had a duty of care to your well-being.
- The medical team – or members of it – deviated from the professional standard of care established by the medical community.
- The medical team’s failure to follow the profession’s standard of care was the direct cause of your injuries.
- You suffered medical damages – or losses such as medical expenses, lost income, and physical and emotional pain and suffering – because of those injuries.
Your dedicated medical malpractice attorney will spare no effort in establishing each of these elements.
Proving Negligence
Proving negligence in medical malpractice cases hinges on building strong claims that are based on evidence. This generally involves bringing in the expert testimony of medical professionals in fields relevant to the form of medical malpractice you were subjected to and to the injuries you incurred. Other forms of important evidence include:
- The expert testimony of any team members who witnessed substandard practices
- Your own account of the medical treatment you received
- Your relevant medical records, which can also speak to the losses you’ve suffered
- Your medical bills, which can help demonstrate medical discrepancies
Proving Your Losses
In addition to proving your medical team’s negligence, you’ll need to demonstrate the full extent of your losses, which generally requires evidence like the following:
- A doctor’s report regarding those injuries you suffered as a result of medical malpractice
- The medical bills you sustained as a result of medical malpractice
- The testimony of witnesses with expertise in the kinds of losses you’ve suffered
Your medical malpractice attorney is well equipped not only to prove that your medical team breached the duty of care you were owed but also to carefully outline the totality of your related losses.
Seek the Legal Guidance of an Experienced Medical Malpractice Attorney Today
The knowledgeable Georgetown medical malpractice attorneys at Oxner & Stacy Law Firm LLC have a wealth of experience guiding challenging medical malpractice claims like yours toward advantageous outcomes, and we welcome the opportunity to help you as well. Your claim is important to your future, so please reach out and contact us online or call 866-586-0116 for more information about what we can do for you today.