Personal Injury Law

Heart Attack - Orlando Medical Malpractice

Tim Russert?s death has reminded us that heart disease and heart attack is a major health risk. As Orlando medical malpractice lawyers, we see many heart attack cases. Some people, like Tim Russert, receive no warning sign, the medical personnel do all that they can and unfortunately the person dies from the heart attack. In those situations, we share with the families who seek our help, that no medical malpractice occurred-that the health care providers did all that anyone could have expected.

The most tragic circumstances I find are where the patient needlessly dies from a heart attack. I have seen too many heart attack cases where the signs and symptoms of the heart attack were obvious-yet the diagnosis is missed or no timely treatment is provided. At Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital, patients coming into the emergency department with classic cardiac complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath or abnormal electrocardiograms are not always properly diagnosed and treated.

When Orlando residents are fortunate enough to have the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and get to Orlando Regional Medical Center or Florida Hospital, they should receive appropriate and timely care. When they do not, these hospitals should acknowledge their wrongdoing. Sadly, they do not. Instead, like other health care providers, these hospitals try to make excuses to escape responsibility.

In medical malpractice cases, no patient stands a fighting chance unless they have a lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice and has a long history of trial success. These cases rarely settle quickly, if at all. When going up against Orlando Regional Medical Center or Florida Hospital, patients and their families must be prepared to go to war!

Full post as published by Orlando Injury Lawyer Blog on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).