MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical Malpractice is a form of negligence involving the failure of a medical professional (a doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist, dentist, or other health care provider) to use adequate levels of care, skill or diligence in the performance of his or her professional's duties, which causes injury. The determination of whether a medical professional met his or her duty of care or committed medical malpractice is based upon the standard of care for the professional in their community, i.e., what other professionals in the same field and geographical area do for their patients. In the case of a doctor who is a medical specialist, the standard of care is determined by the standard of good medical practice in that specialty within the community.
In evaluating medical malpractice, it is important to remember that the duty of a medical professional is not the duty to cure, or even to guarantee a good outcome from treatment. Medical malpractice does not occur every time medical treatment is not successful. Rather, the duty is to provide good medical care according to accepted standards in the community, or, in the case of a specialist, accepted standards in that medical specialty. A misdiagnosis can be arrived at even when all proper tests are performed accurately or evaluated by a skilled doctor with the utmost care.
If you, or someone you care about, has suffered from Medical Malpractice in Florida, please contact our law firm for a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL evaluation of your medical negligence or medical malpractice case. Attorneys Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, Abe Rosenberg or any of our associate attorneys will personally provide detailed and comprehensive answers to your important questions. Or, if you prefer, call Cory T. Knight from anywhere in the United States at 954-963-0444. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will answer your questions, without charge, and there is no obligation to use our services.
Types of Medical Malpractice
The concept of medical malpractice is very broad and encompasses virtually every kind of mistake that could be made by a medical professional. The most common cases brought against doctors are:
improper diagnosis
birth injury
drug injury
cerebral palsy and erb's palsy
failure to diagnose cancer
medication errors
surgical errors such as a slip of the knife severing a nerve during an operation
medical instruments, sponges, needles or other foreign objects dropped and left after surgery
errors in prenatal diagnostic testing
failure to advise of diagnosis
lack of informed consent
abandonment (failure to attend to a patient)
improperly prescribing a drug
failing to inform the patient of available treatments
continuing a treatment that has been shown to be ineffective
below standard treatment or incorrectly performed treatment
A doctor has a duty to you to use care and diligence to diagnose your illness so that the proper treatment can be recommended. In order to properly diagnose a condition, a doctor should ask about a patient's medical history as well as his or her family's medical history. The doctor also should ask for a detailed description of current symptoms and should perform a thorough examination which includes necessary diagnostic tests.
Example: After hurting your wrist you go to your family doctor, but he concludes it is just a sprain and doesn't request an X-ray, which would have revealed a fracture. The fracture goes undetected and, as a result, a permanent and debilitating injury to your wrist results. The doctor may be negligent for failing to order an X-ray, or possibly for not referring you to an orthopaedist.
Doctors also have a duty to disclose information pertaining to the treatment you will receive. If your condition is such that it is beyond the scope of practice of the examining doctor, or beyond the doctor's expertise, he or she must refer you to a specialist. If your doctor fails to follow these basic principles, and injury is caused as a result, you may have a case for a medical malpractice claim.
Medical Malpractice can occur at any point in the diagnosis and treatment course. For example, the wrong chart could be placed at your hospital bedside, resulting in you being given medication that you are allergic to that causes serious harm or even death. A medical malpractice lawyer such as Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, or Abe Rosenberg at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A..
PLEASE CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION REGUARDING YOUR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
If you, or someone you care about, has suffered injuries as a result of medical malpractice Florida, contact our law firm for a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL evaluation of your medical negligence case. Attorneys Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, Abe Rosenberg or any of our associate attorneys will personally provide detailed and comprehensive answers to your important questions. Or, if you prefer, call Cory T. Knight from anywhere in the United States at 954-963-0444. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will answer your questions, without charge, and there is no obligation to use our services.
In addition to medical malpractice, Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. handles the following types of cases in Florida:
Slip and Fall Injuries
Personal Injury
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
Insurance Disputes
Sink Hole
Burn Accidents
Car Crash Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Dog Bite Injuries
Medical Malpractice
Defective Products
Wrongful Death
Workers’ Compensation
Accidents at school
Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. will evaluate all of the circumstances surrounding your case.
Medical Malpractice is a form of negligence involving the failure of a medical professional (a doctor, nurse, medical technician, psychiatrist, dentist, or other health care provider) to use adequate levels of care, skill or diligence in the performance of his or her professional's duties, which causes injury. The determination of whether a medical professional met his or her duty of care or committed medical malpractice is based upon the standard of care for the professional in their community, i.e., what other professionals in the same field and geographical area do for their patients. In the case of a doctor who is a medical specialist, the standard of care is determined by the standard of good medical practice in that specialty within the community.
In evaluating medical malpractice, it is important to remember that the duty of a medical professional is not the duty to cure, or even to guarantee a good outcome from treatment. Medical malpractice does not occur every time medical treatment is not successful. Rather, the duty is to provide good medical care according to accepted standards in the community, or, in the case of a specialist, accepted standards in that medical specialty. A misdiagnosis can be arrived at even when all proper tests are performed accurately or evaluated by a skilled doctor with the utmost care.
If you, or someone you care about, has suffered from Medical Malpractice in Florida, please contact our law firm for a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL evaluation of your medical negligence or medical malpractice case. Attorneys Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, Abe Rosenberg or any of our associate attorneys will personally provide detailed and comprehensive answers to your important questions. Or, if you prefer, call Cory T. Knight from anywhere in the United States at 954-963-0444. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will answer your questions, without charge, and there is no obligation to use our services.
Types of Medical Malpractice
The concept of medical malpractice is very broad and encompasses virtually every kind of mistake that could be made by a medical professional. The most common cases brought against doctors are:
improper diagnosis
birth injury
drug injury
cerebral palsy and erb's palsy
failure to diagnose cancer
medication errors
surgical errors such as a slip of the knife severing a nerve during an operation
medical instruments, sponges, needles or other foreign objects dropped and left after surgery
errors in prenatal diagnostic testing
failure to advise of diagnosis
lack of informed consent
abandonment (failure to attend to a patient)
improperly prescribing a drug
failing to inform the patient of available treatments
continuing a treatment that has been shown to be ineffective
below standard treatment or incorrectly performed treatment
A doctor has a duty to you to use care and diligence to diagnose your illness so that the proper treatment can be recommended. In order to properly diagnose a condition, a doctor should ask about a patient's medical history as well as his or her family's medical history. The doctor also should ask for a detailed description of current symptoms and should perform a thorough examination which includes necessary diagnostic tests.
Example: After hurting your wrist you go to your family doctor, but he concludes it is just a sprain and doesn't request an X-ray, which would have revealed a fracture. The fracture goes undetected and, as a result, a permanent and debilitating injury to your wrist results. The doctor may be negligent for failing to order an X-ray, or possibly for not referring you to an orthopaedist.
Doctors also have a duty to disclose information pertaining to the treatment you will receive. If your condition is such that it is beyond the scope of practice of the examining doctor, or beyond the doctor's expertise, he or she must refer you to a specialist. If your doctor fails to follow these basic principles, and injury is caused as a result, you may have a case for a medical malpractice claim.
Medical Malpractice can occur at any point in the diagnosis and treatment course. For example, the wrong chart could be placed at your hospital bedside, resulting in you being given medication that you are allergic to that causes serious harm or even death. A medical malpractice lawyer such as Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, or Abe Rosenberg at Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A..
PLEASE CALL US FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION REGUARDING YOUR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE
If you, or someone you care about, has suffered injuries as a result of medical malpractice Florida, contact our law firm for a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL evaluation of your medical negligence case. Attorneys Paul S. Rosenberg, David E. Rosenberg, Abe Rosenberg or any of our associate attorneys will personally provide detailed and comprehensive answers to your important questions. Or, if you prefer, call Cory T. Knight from anywhere in the United States at 954-963-0444. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will answer your questions, without charge, and there is no obligation to use our services.
In addition to medical malpractice, Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. handles the following types of cases in Florida:
Slip and Fall Injuries
Personal Injury
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
Insurance Disputes
Sink Hole
Burn Accidents
Car Crash Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Dog Bite Injuries
Medical Malpractice
Defective Products
Wrongful Death
Workers’ Compensation
Accidents at school
Rosenberg & Rosenberg, P.A. will evaluate all of the circumstances surrounding your case.
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