What You Need To Know If You’re a Victim of Medical Malpractice

 

A medical malpractice case can happen when a doctor, hospital, nurse, or other medical professional fails to provide you with the accepted standard of care, leading to damage. When you visit a healthcare professional, you trust in them to help you feel better than you did before. Too often, this is not the case. 

Whether you are injured due to a botched surgery or suffered needlessly due to a missed diagnosis, medical malpractice can cause severe injuries and death. Having a medical malpractice attorney can allow you to focus on the path to recovery while they handle all the hard work. 

Keep reading to find out what you need to know if you’ve been a victim of a medical malpractice case and what a lawyer can do for you. 

 

What Is Medical Malpractice? 

 

Medical malpractice happens when a medical professional has breached the standard of care. To breach a standard of care, the doctor or medical professional must have done something negligent under the circumstances, which goes against protocol. If an injury results from this unreasonable action or inaction, a case for medical malpractice exists.

 

What Steps Should You Take?

 

If you or a loved one find yourself facing an unfortunate case of medical malpractice, you must take the necessary steps right away. Here are some suggested actions you can take to protect you or your loved ones during such a time: 

 

  • Document: Given this is a stressful time, you will forget details that might be important: document dates, times, names of doctors, dosages, etc. Be descriptive in your notes and try to document as things are happening.
  • Ask Questions: WHile it may be intimidating, don’t be afraid to ask your medical professional questions: why did this happen? How is it going to be fixed? Be persistent until you get the answers you need.
  • Request a copy of your medical records: You are entitled to a copy of your medical records, including any x-rays. Do not tell anyone you are requesting your records because you want to file a lawsuit or contact a lawyer.
  • Call an attorney who specializes in medical malpractice. Finally, you’ll want to get in touch with a medical malpractice lawyer who will be able to tell you not only whether you have a case but whether it’s worth filing a lawsuit. 

Our Lawyers Work Hard For You

 

Injuries caused by doctors, nurses, or any other health care practitioner can be both physically and psychologically devastating. You trust health care professionals will do what is best for your health and the health of your loved ones. When medical malpractice results in a severe injury, complication, or death, that trust is broken.

At The Hashem Law Firm, our medical malpractice lawyers put in the extraordinary effort to fight for you. Our medical malpractice lawyers will help you and your family through what can often be a complicated case with professionalism and compassion. 

 

 

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