Medical Malpractice

Occasionally a doctor will admit to having made a mistake in your care or treatment, but this does not always constitute medical malpractice. In a typical malpractice case, you must prove four facts:

• The doctor or hospital was responsible for providing your medical care,
• An injury occurred,
• The doctor or hospital caused that injury, and
• The doctor or hospital failed to provide a level of care consistent with the accepted medical standards.

To determine whether you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice, answering the following questions may help:

1. Did you or a loved one suffer a severe or permanent injury while under the care of a doctor, hospital, or other health care provider?
2. Did your doctor keep information from you about your medical condition, or fail to disclose all the risks of your surgery? Did one of these unknown risks cause your injury?
3. Did your insurance company question the appropriateness of specific procedures, tests, or diagnoses which resulted in delaying your treatment or prevented you from getting the best surgery for your condition?
4. Did your doctor cause appropriate medical treatment to be delayed by failing to test for and diagnose the disease in a timely manner?
5. Did your doctor cause an injury to you or your baby during childbirth?
6. Did prescription medication cause you injury?
7. Did you suffer injury because the equipment used during medical treatment or surgery was faulty, broken, or mishandled?
8. Did your doctor fail to refer you to an appropriate specialist (such as an orthopedic surgeon, neurologist, or cardiovascular surgeon), and your condition worsened as a result?
9. Did your doctor fail to follow up on abnormal test results or to order a medical test in a timely manner?
10. Were you discharged from the hospital or from your doctor’s care before you should have been, and as a result your condition worsened?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may have been the victim of medical malpractice. After contacting a Florida medical malpractice attorney such as John Bales Attorneys, organize yourself. Save all your prescription bottles. List the names of your doctors, hospitals, and treatments, along with the reason and date of each treatment. Avoid discussing your case with doctors or anyone else connected with your treatment.

To discuss your medical malpractice case, contact a John Bales Attorneys Florida medical malpractice lawyer today. Complete a FREE Online Consultation Form or call us toll free 1-800-CALL JOHN (1-800-225-5564) 24 hours, 7 days a week.