Operating Room Fire
The Cost of Operating Room Fires
If you suffered serious injury in an operating room fire, you have legal options in seeking full financial recovery in a medical malpractice lawsuit. An experienced attorney like James R. Page can give you the straightforward answers you need and the dedicated representation you deserve.
Operating room fires are relatively rare occurrences, but the consequences can be devastating. The majority of these operating room fires occur on or even in the patient. Although hospitals and regulatory agencies have attempted in recent years to decrease the incidence of operating room fires, cases still occur.
Operating rooms have the three things necessary for a fire to start:
- An oxidizer (anesthesia products such as oxygen and nitrous oxide)
- Fuel (surgical drapes, alcohol swabs, etc.)
- An ignition source (lasers, electrosurgical devices such as a cautery knife, etc.)
When these things are combined with carelessness, negligent safety precautions or hospital malpractice, an operating room fire or even an explosion can be the result. If you or a loved one suffered injury in a surgical fire, please contact our offices today to learn about your options in seeking full financial recovery for your damages.
Experienced Representation for Victims of Operating Room Fires
The Phoenix area law firm of experienced medical malpractice lawyer James R. Page serves the legal needs of Arizona victims of medical malpractice and surgical error. We have a proven track record of success in the negotiation of substantial malpractice settlements and the litigation of court-awarded financial damages on behalf of injured patients and family members of victims of fatal malpractice.
If you were seriously injured in an operating room fire during plastic surgery, emergency surgery after an accident or any other surgical procedure, please call our offices at (480) 443-1234 or e-mail us now for a free consultation with experienced Phoenix malpractice trial attorney James Page.
