Chest pain, shortness of breath and difficulty talking are hallmark signs and symptoms of a heart attack. Few people would need a medical degree to know that anyone with those complaints needs to get to a hospital without delay. Yet, as Orlando medical malpractice lawyers we have seen patients arrive in emergency departments with these conditions only to be told that they are fine.

Even more amazing, patients with classic signs and symptoms of a heart attack have undergone cardiac testing that reveals serious abnormalities and they too have been discharged from the hospital. Yet, how can this happen in Orlando hospitals? Sadly, too many healthcare workers do not realize the importance of being entrusted with the health and well-being of their patients. It is too easy to get into the mindset of treating people as numbers. This is especially true when hospitals do not adequately staff their facilities or provide sufficient supervision.

Is there any excuse for an obvious heart attack patient being neglected? Sadly, when even the most obvious cases of medical malpractice happen, the hospitals and doctors involved rarely admit fault. Instead, the hospitals and their teams of medical malpractice lawyers “circle the wagons” and tries to avoid being held responsible.