Failure to Treat a Heart Attack: Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Hospital and Doctor Medical Malpractice When there is a Failure to Treat a Heart Attack

A heart attack is an immediate, medical emergency.  It does not take a medical degree, nursing license, or other hospital experience to know this.  Unfortunately, it appears far too many medical professionals forget how important it is to immediately treat and monitor a heart attack victim.  Our Oregon medical malpractice lawyers know that there could be catastrophic personal injuries or wrongful death if a patient is improperly treated for a heart attack.  Worse, if a hospital or healthcare professional neglects to take care of a resident who is suffering from a heart attack, it could result in a catastrophic ending.  The failure to a treat heart attack could be medical malpractice.

This is why hospitals and healthcare providers have a duty of care to all patients.  This is particularly true of patients who are suffering from or potentially suffering from a heart attack.  As part of a hospital and healthcare professional’s duty of care, they generally must:

  • Recognize the possibility that a patient is suffering a heart attack or just suffered a heart attack;
  • Triage a patient possibility having a heart attack above other patients;
  • Immediately because treating a patient if a heart attack is suspected;
  • Hook up a patient to monitoring equipment right away;
  • Immediately begin testing a patient who may be having a heart attack;
  • Immediately review, interpret, and rely findings of all tests;
  • NOT to leave a patient alone;
  • Continue all medical treatment that is reasonable possible and prudent; and
  • Help a patient experiencing a heart attack within a healthcare provider’s accepted, duty of care.

Unfortunately, far too many healthcare providers fail to properly treat a patient having a heart attack.  Some of the most common reasons why hospitals, doctors, nurses, physician assistances, and other healthcare providers fail to treat a heart attack include the following:

  • Ignoring patient complaints;
  • Requiring patients to fill out forms before treatment;
  • Triaging a patient too low;
  • Leaving a patient alone;
  • Not hooking a patient up to monitoring equipment;
  • Not rushing on testing or getting the results;
  • Delaying in getting a doctor or healthcare provider;
  • Failing to treat a patient in general;
  • Miscommunication between providers or between providers and the patient;
  • Stopping medical treatment too soon;
  • Misdiagnosing a heart attack as something else, like acid reflux;
  • Discharging a patient prematurely; and
  • Other causes.

A Healthcare Provider’s Failure to Treat a Heart Attack Could be Catastrophic Oregon Medical Malpractice

Healthcare providers at hospitals and doctor’s offices need to immediately and aggressively treat a patient who may be having a heart attack.  This includes ensuring that a patient who may or may not be having a heart attack is still properly treated.  This is because all patients’ complaints must be treated seriously.  It is for the healthcare provider to evaluate and decide whether a patient is having a heart attack, not to hear a patient’s complaints and just dismiss them without a physical examination.  This could be the difference between life and death, and it often is.  Simply put, when healthcare providers ignore a patient’s complaints, it is usually the patient that suffers.  In the case of a patient with a heart attack, that patient usually suffers catastrophically.

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed as a result of medical malpractice contact the Oregon Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Kuhlman Law at our number below or fill out the intake form.  We offer a free initial case evaluation and handle cases on a contingency fee which means that you pay no money unless we recover.

Our law firm handles cases throughout the state including Bend and Portland Oregon, Redmond, Central Oregon, Sisters, Madras, Multnomah County, Deschutes County, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Lane County, Medford, Gresham, La Grande, Albany, Medford, Beaverton, Umatilla, Pendleton,  Cottage Grove, Florence, Oregon City, Springfield, Keizer, Grants Pass, McMinnville, Tualatin, West Linn, Forest Grove, Wilsonville, Newberg, Roseburg, Lake Oswego, Klamath Falls, Happy Valley, Tigard, Ashland, Milwakie, Coos Bay, The Dalles,  St. Helens, Sherwood, Central Point, Canby, Troutdale, Hermiston, Silverton, Hood River, Newport, Prineville, Astoria, Tillamook, Lincoln City, Hillsboro, and Vancouver, Washington.

We also have an office in Minneapolis, Minnesota and take medical malpractice cases throughout the Twin Cities, including St. Paul, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Dakota County, Washington County, Anoka County, Scott County, Blaine, Stillwater, and Saint Paul Minnesota.

Please act quickly, there is a limited time (Statute of Limitations) in which you can bring a claim under the law.

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