malpractice is way broader than that. i remember there was a guy who was scarifying his initials onto his surgery patients. stuff that’s unprofessional and violating but not going to kill anyone. on the lighter end people get sewn up with forceps or sponges left inside their bodies by mistake, but processes should be in place to prevent that.

since a minority is the victim here i’m automatically more suspicious of malicious intent, of course.