Professional negligence in health care is a serious matter as many doctors, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists and other medical practitioners are alleged in a huge numbers annually due to their malpractices. Professional negligence is itself a crime in health care and it’s hurting the trust of patients on medical practitioners.
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...
Celebrities Aren't Immune to Professional Negligence in Health Care!
1. Celebrities Aren't Immune to Professional
Negligence in Health Care!
Professional negligence in health care is not rare at all, it is formally known as medical
malpractice by a doctor, physician, nurse, medical practitioner etc. Calculating pain
and suffering seems to be impossible and money damages may not cover all the
consequences of an injury cause by professional negligence in health care industry.
There are many examples where precious lives are lost when medical malpractice and
negligence has occurred.
Almost 1.5 million patients are victimized annually due to professional negligence in
hospitals which results to an estimated 98,000 deaths a year.
There has been a thought that only common innocent people get trapped in such
malfeasant professional negligence by doctors then they have to think again, because
now I am going to reveal three huge celebrities who have gone through such medical
malpractice. They are the scariest and heart breaking stories for the world to know
caused by professional negligence of doctors.
Gigantic Celebrity Deaths Due to Professional Negligence in Health care:
Michael Jackson
The name itself shows gleam of the music world, a man who’s singing and dancing
skills can never be forgotten; he was a legend of 20th Century. But he loses his life at a
sudden and left the world crying when a number of drugs including Propofol, a
tranquilizer drug usually used in general surgeries, and two other interrelated drugs
were found in autopsy, even though he didn’t need them. Michael Jackson’s physician
is under trial, the case has gone beyond professional negligence and medical
malpractice and now he is facing a lawsuit charging him over for manslaughter.
Anna Nicole Smith
The second example of Hollywood death due to professional negligence in health care
was of Anna Nicole, a super model / actress of glamour world. She got fame for her
playboy cover shoots. But her brutal death left a bruise over professional negligence in
health care. The investigation proved that she was using 11 different prescriptions that
2. were prescribed by her psychiatrist. One of the medical news editor said that a doctor
was ultimately responsible for the medication, she puts into her circulation.
John Ritter
The third person who has been a victim of professional negligence was a PROBLEM
CHILD Dad Jhon Ritter, an excellent actor with lots of success at his credit. Ritter was
best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the sitcom “Three’s Company.” But he
passes away due to medical negligence caused by the doctor’s misdiagnosis as a heart
attack and failed to provide proper treatment for the tear in his aorta, which led to his
death.
Conclusion:
These three people were the gems of world of entertainment. No one c an ever forget
them easily but we have to learn lesson from their wrongful death cases due to
professional negligence in health care. We need to take precautionary measures for
solving medical malpractice issue. We need to develop strict laws to stop medical
practitioners for their wrongful malpractice. We need to develop a system where we
can check our doctor’s legitimacy. We need to find out those health care culprits and
nab them in medical records so anyone can find them before getting a checkup.
References:
1. Dobuzinskis, Alex (2011-03-02). "Trial of Michael Jackson doctor delayed to
May". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
2. "Jackson death a homicide, criminal charge possible". Reuters. August 28, 2009.
3. One Doctor Prescribed 11 Drugs to Anna Nicole – ABC NEWS – April 5th, 2007
4. Douglas Martin (13 September 2003). "John Ritter, 54, the Odd Man In 'Three's
Company,' Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
5. "Charles Ornstein" (2008-01-24). "Ritter's family says he didn't have to die". Los
Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-02-
29.