Manhattan Medical Malpractice Lawyers
The failure to recognize, diagnose, or timely treat a heart attack is frequently the basis for medical malpractice claims. In many cases, a failure to diagnose a heart attack can cause fatal injuries. Even when a failed diagnosis does not cause fatal injury, patients may suffer permanent injuries or impairment.
If you or a loved one has been injured because a medical professional failed to properly recognize warning signs of a heart attack, contact an experienced medical malpractice lawyer at Rappaport Glass Greene & Levine.
Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
When a patient tells an emergency room doctor, primary care physician or other medical professional that he or she has been experiencing chest pain, it is incumbent upon that medical professional to take proper steps to determine if the patient is at risk for a heart attack.
In some cases, doctors fail to properly respond to warning signs of a heart attack because a patient is young or because the doctor feels that the patient may merely be experiencing indigestion or fatigue-induced stress. When a doctor assumes incorrectly and does not take proper precautions, however, his or her patient may suffer a serious or fatal injury.
Today's modern technology allows doctors to perform tests that can diagnose whether a patient is at risk for a heart attack. If they fail to take warning signs seriously, however, even the best technology can be rendered useless. Doctors should be on high alert to avoid the following mistakes:
- Discharging a patient who is complaining of chest pain
- Failure to timely treat a patient who is experiencing chest pain
- Prescribing medications to patients who have heart problems without considering possible side-effects
- Failure to ask patients about possible risk factors for a heart attack
- Failure to perform an EKG when necessary
- Failure to properly read or understand the results of an EKG
Speak to an attorney immediately if you or a family member has been injured due to medical negligence of any kind.
Contact Rappaport Glass Greene & Levine
We represent clients throughout New York in medical malpractice claims. We handle all medical malpractice claims on a contingency fee basis, so you pay no fees to us unless we recover compensation for you. To schedule a free consultation and case evaluation with one of our Suffolk County medical malpractice lawyers, call 866-639-5567 or contact us by e-mail.
