Misdiagnosis of Heart Attack And Stroke
When physicians and emergency room personnel are presented with a patient who has certain symptoms consistent with a heart attack, time is obviously of the essence. Failure to conduct certain tests or provide immediate attention can mean the difference between life and death. Our seasoned medical malpractice attorneys can identify failures on the part of the emergency room attendants and doctors to properly diagnose and treat heart attack victims. There are three areas where misdiagnosis of heart attack and stroke appear most commonly.
People going into emergency rooms, family physicians treating a patient, and nursing care for hospital patients are the three most common errors where failure to diagnose a pending heart attack or stroke are crucial. Timely treatment of medical conditions can make a huge impact. Failure to provide it can be devastating to the patient.
At Ronald J. Bua & Associates, our experienced medical malpractice attorneys identify failures on the part of the emergency room attendants and doctors to properly diagnose and treat heart attack and stroke victims. We also can review records of primary care physicians and their physician attendants to see whether or not they misdiagnosed the patient's symptoms. We also can review hospital records to see if the physicians, nurses and others departed from standard treatment protocols that created serious injury to the patient.
We have represented many victims of undiagnosed heart attacks and strokes involving the following kinds of symptoms that were ignored:
- Pain in the arms or jaw
- Chest pain
- Irregular heart beat
- Profuse sweating
- Extreme fatigue
- Weakness or numbness on one side of the body
Less permanent damage can be avoided by giving the patient clot busting medication, blood thinning medication or other medical treatment.
Our lawyers have also handled cases involving meningitis, hemorrhagic infections of the brain, misdiagnosis of diabetic comma and other common medication errors leading to heart attack or stroke. Contact us online or call us for a free consultation if you or a loved one were involved with any of the above situations.
