Clearwater Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Clearwater boasts top caliber hospitals and medical resources. Unfortunately, even at the best facilities, negligence, carelessness, and errors of omission can cause serious - potentially even fatal - harm to patients. This article examines the phenomenon of Clearwater medical malpractice in detail and aims to dispel prevalent myths about the claims process.
Kinds of Medical Malpractice
Diagnostic Mistakes
A physician or a healthcare worker who treats you must follow diagnostic protocol. For instance, if an oncologist suspects that you may have cancer, he or she must order certain tests to determine whether you do (e.g. whether a lump is malignant or benign). If the doctor fails to order a test, orders a wrong test, or otherwise messes up with the diagnostics, you can suffer serious, potentially irreparable harm.
Injuries from Poorly Conducted Surgery
Obviously, any time you go into the OR for surgery, you engender some risk. No Clearwater surgical malpractice attorney would demand that every surgical operation go perfectly. But there is a difference between bad luck and negligence/carelessness. A surgeon who fails to stitch up a wound properly, doesn't check for contraindications before injecting an anesthetic, or operates on the wrong organ or wrong patient (yes, this actually does happen) should be required to provide serious compensation.
Pharmacy Errors
Patients depend on doctors, pharmacists and nurses to prescribe and dole out medications carefully and accurately. Unfortunately, sometimes these healthcare workers err. They over-prescribe medications by accident, underprescribe them, fail to look for contraindications or potential allergies, or even switch up patient meds by mislabeling or otherwise being careless. Florida recently passed the Pharmacy Technician Act, which requires technicians to register with the Florida Board of Pharmacy and spells out crystal clear punishments for those who are derelict in their duty when it comes to treating patients.
Challenges You Might Face
Proving a Clearwater a medical malpractice case can be quite difficult. In order to win, you need to be able to decisively link a healthcare provider's mistake or omission with the substantial harm that you suffered. Insurance companies that represent hospitals and doctors have lots of experience fighting back, and they have deep pockets and resources to fend off such claims.
Promising Resource to Help You
Get solid and clear advice about how to pursue your Clearwater medical malpractice claim. Call the lawyers of Farah & Farah today at 800-533-3555. Discover more about what sets Farah & Farah apart at www.farahandfarah.com.
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