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PULMONARY EMBOLISM

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN YOUR LOVED ONE SUFFERS A PULMONARY EMBOLISM FROM MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? 

A pulmonary embolism is a very serious medical problem.  A blood clot can cause serious injury or death.  As a result, your doctor must take reasonable steps to prevent a pulmonary embolism.

If your loved one has suffered serious injury or death from a pulmonary embolism that was not prevented when it should have been, they might have a malpractice lawsuit.

WHAT IS A PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

A pulmonary embolism is caused by a sudden blockage of a major artery to the lung.  Normally, it is caused by a blood clot in a deep vein that travels up to the lung.  This blood clot in the deep vein is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).  If the blood clot is large enough it can stop the blood flow to the lung completely, and can be deadly.

WHO IS AT HIGH RISK FOR A PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

Immobile patients are at high risk of deep vein thrombosis.  Immobility can be from travel, cancer treatment, obesity, pregnancy, or a prior injury.  Surgical patients are at particular risk to pulmonary embolism because they are frequently immobile for periods of time after the surgery.  As a result, medical staff must treat and monitor high risk patients for pulmonary embolism.

WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

Treatment to avoid a pulmonary embolism includes treatment with anti-coagulants, and medication to help reduce blood clots, and treated with stockings to increase blood flow to prevent clotting.

Medical malpractice cases involving pulmonary embolism involve failing to take precautionary measures to patients at risk to pulmonary embolism.

FIGHT FOR THE COMPENSATION YOU DESERVE FOR THE INJURIES YOU HAVE SUSTAINED.

WHAT TYPES OF DAMAGES CAN I SUE FOR?

In a medical malpractice lawsuit, you can win compensation for all of your harms and losses including:

  • Medical expenses
  • Lost wages and diminished future earning capacity
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of companionship
  • Permanent catastrophic injuries or disabilities
  • Wrongful death

WHAT TYPES OF SCENARIOS CAN LEAD TO A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT INVOLVING A PULMONARY EMBOLISM?

At The Bartinik Law Firm LLC, we are very selective about the medical malpractice cases we accept. We strive to fight for individuals who have endured very serious injuries and have the most to gain from winning a Connecticut medical malpractice suit.  We also work with families who have lost their loved ones due to the negligence of a medical professional.

You may have a medical malpractice lawsuit if you or a loved one has been faced with one of the following situations:

  • Failure to take precautionary measure to prevent pulmonary embolism,
  • No use of anti-coagulants,
  • No stockings,
  • Failure to understand the patient’s history and risk factors for pulmonary embolism,
  • Brain injury,
  • Spinal cord damage,
  • Lung injury,
  • Wrongful death

HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE A CASE?

You will thoroughly evaluate the merits of your case by consulting with an expert, the medical records, witnesses, and the facts.

Then if you think the facts warrant it, you will consult with an expert who can tell you whether medical malpractice has occurred.

In the vast majority of cases you must retain the services of an expert to certify that medical malpractice has occurred.  Only after you receive this good faith certification that malpractice has occurred, can you bring the case.

In vast majority of cases, the parties reach a settlement before a trial.  Otherwise, the parties will have a trial by jury.  After the trial, the jury will decide the cases’s outcome.  In this sense, you never know the result until the very end.

WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO TAKE TO EVALUATE A CASE?

The first step is to gather the medical records.

Next, you will have to find a doctor to review the case.  The reviewing doctor must be a similar health provider, or the same type of doctor as the defendant doctor.  The reviewing doctor must also have the same qualifications as the defendant doctor.

You can proceed with your case only if you receive a certification from the reviewing doctor that medical malpractice has occurred by the defendant doctor.

Finally, you must prove all of your harms and losses.   You must also prove that your harms and losses were caused from the medical malpractice, and not any underlying condition.  You will be forced to examine the consequences of the medical error, and whether any underlying condition contributed to the harms and losses.  All of these medical questions require answers by qualified medical experts to determine the harms, and losses suffered by you or your loved one.

WHERE TO FIND HELP?

We are here to help you evaluate your case.  Our medical malpractice lawyers at The Bartinik Law Firm LLC do not accept every case because we take case evaluation very seriously.  We will only accept the case if it has merit, and high damages sufficient to justify the case.

When The Bartinik Law Firm LLC represents you in your medical malpractice case, you can expect attention to detail.  You can also expect excellent customer service.  Just take a look at our former client testimonials on this website.  When it comes to case preparation, and trial technique we have trial lawyers who are Board Certified Civil Trial Attorneys by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  We stand ready to take your case to trial if necessary.

If you or a loved one were injured or killed by a pulmonary embolism due to the negligence of a medical professional then contact The Bartinik Law Firm LLC at 860-445-8521 today for a free consultation.