Failure to Treat
US, Canada and Puerto Rico
Failure to treat a medical condition is a form of medical malpractice that may result in severe injuries, permanent disability and even death. If you or a family member has suffered an injury that should have been prevented through diligent medical treatment, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys Balkin & Eisbrouch, LLC today.
Patients should be able to expect a reasonable standard of care. It is the job of a healthcare professional to properly treat your medical condition. If a medical professional fails to diagnose your illness or injury and this leads to improper treatment or the wrong medication, it can cause you significant harm. This is a form of medical malpractice, as your resulting injury or worsened condition could have been prevented.
Misdiagnoses and Delayed Diagnoses
A misdiagnosis can lead to improper treatment. If you are treated for a medical condition that you do not have, your symptoms may exacerbate. The delayed diagnosis of a medical problem can also put your health at risk, allowing your illness to worsen and require more aggressive treatment.
Wrong Medications
Healthcare providers may prescribe the incorrect medication to treat a condition.
The wrong medication not only fails to treat your actual medical condition, it can also lead to complications. As a patient, you deserve to be given the correct prescription for your medical condition. Tens of thousands of people each year are given the wrong dosage of a medication or the wrong medication altogether. Either mistake can be deadly.
Reasons for Failure to Treat
A medical professional’s failure to treat may be considered medical malpractice if the failure to treat was the result of negligence or substandard care, such as:
- Failing to perform necessary testing
- Improperly performing a medical test
- Failing to treat a known medical condition in a timely manner (or not treating it at all)
- Failing to recognize and treat heart attack or stroke symptoms in the emergency room
- Failing to treat you due to lack of insurance
- Failing to refer you to other specialists when the medical condition requires it
- Failing to advise you of all reasonable and applicable medical treatments available
Financially Damaging
In severe cases, a medical professional’s failure to treat can result in a wrongful death. In many cases, however, this type of medical malpractice creates damages that are more financially damaging than physically destructive. If, for example, a doctor does not treat your condition in its early stages or at its onset, the condition may certainly worsen causing increased recovery time or further complications.
If you live in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico and a medical professional has failed to treat your medical condition in a timely manner, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Balkin & Eisbrouch, LLC. Failure to treat is a serious medical malpractice claim that can put your health, even your life in jeopardy. Please call our law firm today to discuss your claim.
