{"id":2012,"date":"2018-03-16T14:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2018-03-13T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:46:05","slug":"surgical-fire-malpractice-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/surgical-fire-malpractice-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical Fire Malpractice in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although surgical fires are rare, they are extremely serious events that can lead to longstanding injuries. If you or a loved one has been injured by a fire in the operating room, you may be entitled to compensation for your harm. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our diligent and hard-working Syracuse surgical malpractice attorneys can thoroughly examine the facts of your case and help you figure out what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Surgical fires are defined as fires that occur in, on, or around a patient who is undergoing a medical or surgical procedure. According the American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association<\/a> of Nurse Anesthetists, approximately 550-600 surgical fires take place each year. Shockingly, the patient\u2019s body can catch fire, leading to serious injuries, disfigurement, and, in the most serious cases, even death.<\/p>\n<p>While certain medical mistakes may be understandable, some are so shocking and extreme that they should never have happened. These events are commonly known as \u201cnever events,\u201d referring to events that should never happen. Dr. Ken Kizer, former CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), first coined the term in 2001. Unsurprisingly, patient safety groups have deemed surgical fires as never events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/surgical-fire-malpractice-new-york\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Surgical Fire Malpractice in New York\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although surgical fires are rare, they are extremely serious events that can lead to longstanding injuries. If you or a loved one has been injured by a fire in the operating room, you may be entitled to compensation for your harm. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, our diligent and hard-working Syracuse surgical malpractice attorneys can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","category-surgery-errors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Surgical Fire Malpractice in New York &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; March 16, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Although surgical fires are rare, they are extremely serious events that can lead to longstanding injuries. 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