Hospital Medical Accident Settlement Case | A Fatal Medical Accident, Amicably Settled

The client's mother was hospitalized in the rehabilitation medicine ward following a diagnosis of cerebral hemorrhage.

Up until the day before the incident she had conversed as usual, and only a few hours before her death a video call had confirmed that she was in a stable condition.

At around 3 a.m., however, she suddenly went into cardiac arrest at the hospital and ultimately died without being resuscitated.

The hospital stated that the attending nurse immediately administered emergency treatment upon confirming an oxygen saturation reading of 0%, but that it was unsuccessful.

It was confirmed, however, that the central monitoring equipment did not sound an alarm at the time, and the caregiver had also fallen into a deep sleep, so the emergency was not detected early.

Subsequently, the bereaved family, suspecting negligence in the hospital's management and inadequacy in its initial response, in order to claim damages arising from the hospital medical accident, requested legal assistance.

The settlement amount for a medical accident is calculated to include treatment costs, consolation money, loss of income during absence from work, future treatment costs, and other expenses.

The settlement amount varies according to the degree of the medical staff's negligence and the degree of the harm.

In particular, the amount fluctuates greatly depending on the degree of injury, the degree of after-effect disability, whether death resulted, and the like.

In this hospital medical accident case, the client placed primary emphasis on the following points.

Accordingly, the medical attorney established a negotiation strategy that thoroughly reflected the client's requests.

As to the malfunction of the alarm on the central monitoring device, which was a key issue in this case, the hospital argued that it was an error caused by a mere communication failure rather than a mechanical defect.

The attorney specializing in medical matters therefore carried out the following verification and rebuttal, and combined the documents and statements secured in this process to support the possibility of the hospital's liability.

It was a situation in which monetary compensation alone made it difficult for the client's psychological wounds to heal.

Taking this into account, the medical attorney strongly demanded that the hospital provide an official apology and establish measures to prevent recurrence.

On the basis of the legal principles of medical negligence, the medical law attorney presented a compensation proposal that took into account both the emotional and the economic harm, and conducted settlement negotiations.

The medical law attorney mediated between the client and the hospital so that no misunderstanding would arise, and carefully managed the entire negotiation process.

In particular, the attorney shared the progress of the negotiations transparently, and provided support to maintain smooth communication in order to minimize emotional conflict.

In addition, the attorney actively assisted throughout the entire process up to the conclusion of the case, including the preparation of certified content mail and documents, and the review of the settlement agreement.

Because a hospital medical accident is a matter directly bearing on the patient's life and health, a prompt and specialized response is important.

Law Firm Daeryun includes many attorneys with extensive experience in medical cases, and it has the expertise to respond comprehensively, covering not only settlement, conciliation, and arbitration but also civil and criminal litigation.

In addition, many medical specialist attorneys with specialized knowledge, including experience at the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency and pharmacist qualifications, are on hand, which makes it possible to establish a strategy tailored to the client's situation.

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