Medical Malpractice Cases in Washington, D.C.
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The Statistics Are Staggering:
Injuries due to medical malpractice are the third leading cause of death in the United States after cancer and heart disease. Contact our Washington, D.C. medical malpractice lawyer today. As reported in the July 26, 2000 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are:
- 2,000 deaths annually from unnecessary surgery
- 7,000 deaths annually from wrong prescriptions in hospitals
- 20,000 deaths annually from other errors in hospitals
- 80,000 deaths annually from infections in hospitals
- 106,000 deaths annually from adverse effects of medications