What exactly is the responsibility of doctors and health care providers in helping to prevent a heart attack?
While we all must take some responsibility for our own health and well being, Tennessee physicians and health care providers have an obligation to watch for and monitor signs of possible heart attack and to detect these signs as early as possible. Also, if a patient enters care with symptoms of a stroke or heart attack, the Tennessee doctor has a responsibility to fully consider and investigate the complaint. Your Tennessee health care provider should have ordered the appropriate tests to confirm or rule out the presence of a heart attack or stroke. How do you know if medical negligence may have occurred? Medical negligence does not happen in every case so it may be hard to tell, but there are some possible indicators to look for. These may include but are not limited to: • When symptoms of patient are minimized or mistaken for another cause • Errors in procedure and treatment • Treatment results in unnecessary injury • Appropriate tests are not performed or misread • Failure of doctor
