{"id":984,"date":"2018-09-27T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/?p=984"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:03:53","slug":"the-standard-of-care-in-a-medical-malpractice-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2023-EdwardLeeLaw\/the-standard-of-care-in-a-medical-malpractice-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"The Standard of Care in a Medical Malpractice Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Proving that a Medical Professional Did Not Provide the Appropriate Level of Care<\/h3>\n\n\n
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In most personal injury claims, the legal theory upon which recovery is sought is negligence. To prove negligence, you must show that the defendant (person or entity being sued) breached, or failed to use, the expected level of care in whatever action caused the accident. In a general personal injury claim, that level of care is based on what a reasonable person would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In medical malpractice claims<\/a>, the principle of negligence still applies. However, with doctors and other medical professionals, because of the specialized training, the standard of care is different. For medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, the standard of care has three components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n