When a loved one is in the hospital or nursing home, you expect them to be cared for and safe. However, many patients suffer serious and fatal falls because of staff neglect and medical malpractice. And it is not just elderly patients, anyone on medication or post-surgery can easily lose their balance and fall on the hard hospital floor.
A painful fall can occur in a number of ways:
· Malfunctioning bed rails
· A patient getting out of bed or a wheelchair because no one will help
· Leaving high-risk patients unsupervised
· Moving or transferring patients without enough staff
· Overmedicated patients that lose their balance easily
A fall can be deadly to an already injured patient. A hospital fall can lead to broken bones, head trauma and internal bleeding. It means more time in the hospital and further medical costs. A fall can be a sign of medical malpractice, and you should contact a personal injury attorney right away to investigate the circumstances.
Hospitals and nursing homes often cut corners to save money, which means older equipment and less staff on duty. Visit our website for further information about medical malpractice. You can call us at 504-522-7885 for a free case review with a medical malpractice lawyer.
Harrell & Nowak, LLC – New Orleans medical malpractice attorneys