Anticoagulation Error Attorney Skilled At Fighting For Victims Of Medical Mistakes
When health care professionals make mistakes with blood-thinning medications, the consequences can be devastating and even life-threatening. An experienced anticoagulation error lawyer can help you pursue justice and compensation for these serious medical errors.
Attorney Frank Morrissey represents patients who have suffered harm due to preventable mistakes in the prescription, administration or monitoring of anticoagulant medications. He has extensive experience holding health care providers accountable for these potentially deadly errors.
Common Types Of Anticoagulation Errors
Common errors that may warrant legal action include:
- Incorrect dosing of medications
- Monitoring failures
- Failure to account for drug interactions
- Misdiagnosis of bleeding complications
Each of these errors represents a departure from the standard of care patients deserve and may constitute actionable medical malpractice.
Who Is Responsible For Anticoagulation Errors?
Multiple parties may bear responsibility for anticoagulation errors, including prescribing physicians, nurses who administer medications, pharmacists who dispense them, hospitals with inadequate protocols and sometimes pharmaceutical companies. An anticoagulation error attorney can thoroughly investigate to identify all potentially liable parties.
Recognizing Signs Of Anticoagulation Errors
A patient should seek immediate medical attention if experiencing unusual bruising, prolonged bleeding from minor cuts, blood in urine or stool, severe headaches, dizziness, weakness on one side of the body or excessive fatigue. These symptoms may indicate dangerous internal bleeding or inadequate anticoagulation.
Consequences Of Anticoagulation Errors
The results of negligence with blood thinners can be catastrophic, including life-threatening internal hemorrhage requiring emergency intervention, strokes or blood clots due to insufficient anticoagulation, permanent disability from bleeding in the brain and wrongful death in severe cases. Medications like Warfarin, Heparin, Eliquis and Xarelto require precise management to prevent these serious outcomes.
Contact An Experienced Medical Malpractice Attorney Today
Victims may be entitled to damages for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering and future care needs. If you or a loved one has suffered harm due to an anticoagulation medication error, call Morrissey Legal Group, LLC at 312-815-5856 or complete the online form to discuss your legal options with a skilled attorney who understands the complexities of these unique medical malpractice cases.