Medical Malpractice in Fort Lauderdale
Every day, individuals in need of medical care trust their physicians or other medical practitioners with their lives. When health care providers fail to provide an appropriate level of care, they betray that trust—and even worse—they jeopardize the health and well being of their patients.
If medical negligence occurs and a patient suffers an injury, illness, or even death as a result, victims (or their families acting on their behalf) have the right to take legal action against the health care providers responsible.
What is medical malpractice?
Medical malpractice, often known as medical negligence, occurs under a variety of conditions, and it can have consequences ranging from the relatively minor to the most serious. Some of the typical circumstances of medical malpractice cases include one or more of the following:
- Lack of diagnosis or misdiagnosis. A health care provider fails to identify an illness or injury even though the patient exhibited symptoms, or a health care provider incorrectly diagnoses an illness or injury according to the symptoms the patient exhibited.
- Medication errors. A health care provider prescribes the wrong medication to a patient or prescribes or administers an incorrect dosage.
- Surgical errors. A surgical procedure is performed incorrectly, or an unnecessary or incorrect procedure is performed.
- Errors relating to anesthesia. A patient is given too much or not enough anesthesia, or anesthesia is improperly administered.
- Negligence in patient monitoring. A health care provider fails to properly monitor the status of his or her patient or neglects to oversee the recovery of the patient.
- Inadequate training of health care providers. The hospital, clinic, or other institution where a patient receives care employs unqualified doctors, nurses, surgeons, or other practitioners.
Medical negligence is serious, and errors can result in lasting physical and emotional injuries. If you believe that you are a victim of medical malpractice, consult with a Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice attorney who can help you seek the compensation to which you are entitled. The attorneys of Fazio, DiSalvo, Cannon, Abers, Podrecca, Fazio & Carroll can help you obtain coverage for medical expenses (and burial expenses if applicable), past and future lost wages, and additional monetary and non-monetary damages.
Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice lawyers
For any questions you have regarding a potential medical malpractice or other personal injury case, contact the Fort Lauderdale medical malpractice attorneys at Fazio, DiSalvo, Cannon, Abers, Podrecca, Fazio & Carroll, Attorneys at Law today for a free consultation.
