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How Hollander Law Firm Accident Injury Lawyers Can Help After a Radiological Error in West Palm Beach, FL
We know you need compensation to cover medical bills and other expenses related to your radiological error injury. Our West Palm Beach medical malpractice lawyers can help.
At Hollander Law Firm Accident Injury Lawyers, we’ve been helping victims of medical malpractice and other injuries for 30 years. Our clients have received millions of dollars in compensation and have been able to get their lives back on track with the money they need for recovery.
There’s a reason we’ve been recognized as one of the Top 25 Medical Malpractice Lawyers. Our winning record speaks for itself.
Here are just a few of the services you can expect us to do if you hire us to represent you in your radiological errors case:
- Conduct a thorough investigation into the case and review evidence such as medical records and witness statements
- Consult with leading medical experts in South Florida to testify in your case
- Handle negotiations with insurance firms to maximize your settlement
If the insurance companies don’t offer an adequate settlement, we’re prepared to take them to court in West Palm Beach, Florida. We’ll cover all the legal bases so you can stay focused on recovery.
What Are Some Common Radiological Errors?
Radiologists perform tests that are intended to diagnose potential health conditions, illnesses, and injuries. Testing errors are especially frustrating because they negate the entire purpose of these tests.
Data reveals that approximately 4% of all radiology reports contain errors. Some of these mistakes are minor and do not result in injury to the patient. However, others can have devastating consequences.
The most common radiological errors include:
- Failure to consult prior studies or reports
- Limitations in imaging technique (inappropriate or incomplete protocols)
- Inaccurate or incomplete history
- Location of the lesion outside of the region of interest
- Failure to search systematically beyond the first abnormality discovered; and failure to recognize a normal variant
More general errors tend to fall into the following categories:
Diagnostic Errors
Misdiagnosis is when a radiologist misses evidence of serious illnesses and injuries. These cases involve the failure to identify signs on MRIs, CTs, and mammograms. Breast and lung cancer are the most commonly overlooked illnesses in medical negligence lawsuits.
Communication Errors
Another common error does not pertain to the actual interpretation but involves the failure to communicate the testing results. After testing and interpretation, the radiologist is responsible for relaying the report to the patient and the physicians on the case.
Medication Errors
There are cases when the radiologist fails to administer the correct medication before a testing procedure. This also applies to situations in which the doctor administered an unsafe medication.
Causes of Radiological Errors
There are several reasons that a misinterpretation of a radiology report may occur. Causes of radiological errors may include:
- Lack of knowledge
- Inexperience
- Carelessness
- Defective equipment
- Fatigue
- Distraction
- Communication issues
Pinpointing the exact cause of radiological errors is often difficult and may involve one or more of the above.
Consequences of Radiological Errors
Radiological report errors can lead to numerous short and long-term medical complications. Injury victims who receive inaccurate radiology reports may not receive the treatment or therapy they need to recover. In cases of serious illnesses, a misinterpretation can allow for disease progression to continue, such as tumors going untreated. Many of these cases ultimately lead to wrongful death.
Diagnostic testing when performed and interpreted by a knowledgeable radiologist saves lives. Errors during testing and negligent interpretation are unfair to both patients and their families, especially when precautions can be taken to prevent these errors.
Contact Our Medical Malpractice Attorneys in West Palm Beach
Our West Palm Beach medical malpractice lawyers understand the unjust pain and stress that radiological errors can cause patients and their families. You deserve better from those to whom you entrusted your medical care.
Contact our West Palm Beach, Florida law offices today if you or a loved one has suffered due to a radiological error caused by a medical provider’s negligence. At Hollander Law Firm Accident Injury Lawyers, we’ll fight to prove your case and get you the compensation you deserve.
Give us a call today for a free consultation.
