Medical professionals care for patients and provide comfort. They perform surgery and prescribe drugs to help us live better longer lives. We tend to turn to a medical professional when in pain, therefore trust our doctors and nurses. Sadly, mistakes may still be made. These mistakes can result in serious injury, diminished quality of life, or even be fatal.
In general, doctors do their best to provide care and benefit our health and wellbeing. However, medical errors account for more than 250,000 deaths per year in the United States.
If you or a loved one were a victim of a Delray Beach medical malpractice incident, contact a lawyer as soon as possible. Medical malpractice claims can be incredibly complex and require an experienced professional’s input. To achieve a fair outcome, it is best to consult a Delray Beach medical malpractice attorney.
Elstein Legal is a personal injury law firm in Delray Beach. We know how damaging medical injuries and errors can be. We can investigate your claim and negotiate on your behalf while you heal and recover.
Types of Medical Malpractice
In some cases, malpractice may occur due to the actions of a medical professional, in others – inaction, letting an issue happen unnoticed. The following are some of the types of cases:
- Surgical errors
- Negligence in emergency treatment
- Delayed or incorrect diagnoses
- A failure to order necessary tests
- Medication errors
- Failure to obtain or account for patient history
- Pregnancy and birth injuries
- Nursing home negligence
- Anesthesia errors
Many of these issues can be costly if not life-threatening. While compensation might not be able to undo the damage, it can help victims deal with the costs of medical bills. These injuries are likely to keep you from work, creating lost wages on top of existing financial issues. Consulting with a medical malpractice lawyer in Delray Beach before accepting a settlement or making any statements is crucial for determining the exact compensation you may be entitled to.
Medical Malpractice Claims
People do need to recognize that not all injuries that result from medical treatment are malpractice. Some treatments come with an inherent risk of injury or illness. If the actions of the doctor would have been considered appropriate by most other professionals under the circumstances, then it probably was not malpractice.
To have a legitimate claim, you would need to show that the actions (or lack of action) in some way deviated from the normal standard of care. Beyond that, you would also need to show that you were injured or that your health was damaged in some way as a result of this deviation from the standard of care.
This is often a difficult hurdle for malpractice victims to clear. Most patients do not have the experience to know what the standard of care is in a given situation, so they usually won’t know that the actions of the medical professional were incorrect. This is another one of the reasons why it is important to hire a medical malpractice lawyer for one of these claims.
Why Choose Elstein Legal to Represent your Case?
Since opening Elstein Legal in 2018, Miami personal injury attorney Brian L. Elstein has recovered millions on behalf of his deserving clients. A cum laude graduate of Nova Southeastern University, Brian Elstein honed his skills early as a member of the Nova Trial Association.
Today, he is recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 Lawyer in Florida and has been selected to the 2022-2023 Florida Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine – a distinction given to only 2.5% of attorneys in Florida, and named 2022 Best Litigation Attorney by Expertise.com.
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