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Describe a situation that might cause a medical assistant to be charged with medical malpractice.

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VivaciousLyla

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An example of when a medical assistant can be held liable for medical malpractice is when they have failed to observe the "applicable" standard of care.

One situation of malpractice took place in Indiana in 2019, when a woman received an iron solution injection under the care of a medical assistant instead of what she was supposed to be given--a vitamin B-12. This caused discolouration and chronic pain in the patient's arm, so she sued both the the overseeing physician and assistant, claiming their negligence in terms of supervision was responsible for her injuries. In this type of situation, a jury may award the patient and charge the practitioners (as done in this example, with the woman being awarded 120,000).

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