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Florida MRSA Infection Attorneys
MRSA Infection Lawyers in Boca Raton & Miami
Were you completing a hospital stay when you suffered a severe MRSA infection? It is statistically likely that the infection was caused by unsanitary conditions in the hospital or clinic that should have been entirely preventable. If the MRSA infection required additional medical treatment, caused you to suffer serious symptoms, or even caused the wrongful death of a loved one, then it could constitute a form of medical malpractice that should be met with legal action.
Call (866) 629-1061 to connect with the Florida MRSA infection lawyers of Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen. Our award-winning team has decades of collective experience resolving complex cases, including those involving medical malpractice and major healthcare institutions. Let our trial attorneys know what happened to you or your loved one, and we will let you know how we can help.
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What is an MRSA Infection?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can cause a variety of staph infections, sometimes called an MRSA infection. MRSA is most commonly contracted when an unsterilized object touches an open wound, such as an unsanitary scalpel being used to make a surgical incision. Although MRSA infections can occur in any condition where bacteria are present, the vast majority of cases occur in hospital settings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that nearly 90% of all cases of MRSA infection happen in or due to the mistakes of a medical clinic or hospital.
MRSA Symptoms
Like all bacterial infections, MRSA infections can be the most dangerous to elderly people, infants, and people with serious illnesses or compromised immune systems. Unfortunately, many people of those demographics can frequently be found in a hospital, where MRSA infections are the most likely to occur.
Symptoms of a severe MRSA infection can include:
- High, persistent fever.
- Redness or swelling around the infected site.
- Pus or drainage of the infected site.
- Infection spread to the bloodstream, organs, and bones.
A severe MRSA infection can be fatal. MRSA is antibiotic-resistant, which makes it difficult to treat. The treatment difficulty only worsens as the infection does, too, so it is important to catch the symptoms early and start treatment right away.
How MRSA Infection is Caused by Hospital Negligence
Although patient infections can happen in even the most sanitary of hospitals, many such infections should be preventable with better cleanliness of the staff and facilities. An MRSA infection lawsuit will focus on incidents when an MRSA infection occurred because the hospital or clinic was inadequately maintained.
Different types of hospital negligence related to MRSA infections can include:
- Unclean surgical tools: Surgical staff must ensure that all surgical tools are completely sterilized before beginning even a routine procedure. Failing to sterilize surgical tools is a serious form of medical negligence that can put patients at risk of severe infections.
- Unsanitary catheters: MRSA bacteria can also be carried on catheters. Before a catheter or IV is inserted into any body part, it must be thoroughly sterilized to eliminate any bacteria that might be present.
- Poor aftercare: While a patient is recovering from surgery or an injury in a hospital, thorough aftercare must be provided to make sure that any wounds stay clean and can heal well. Poor aftercare can allow a wound to become infected.
- Delayed treatment: If a hospitalized patient is showing signs of an MRSA infection, then medical staff must react quickly to diagnose and treat it. A delay in the treatment of an infection can constitute medical malpractice if another medical provider reasonably would have started treatment earlier, especially if that delay caused the infection to further harm the patient.
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Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen offers experienced and compassionate legal counsel in Miami, Boca Raton, and all across Florida. We have more than 100 years of collective legal experience, and we have a long history of successful cases filed on behalf of injured or mistreated patients, such as in a hospital infection claim. If you or a loved one suffered from an MRSA infection that you believe was caused by a hospital’s negligence or uncleanliness, then please reach out to us today and schedule a free consultation.
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Millions Recovered on Behalf of Our Clients-
Medical Malpractice Seven-Figure Orthopedic Medical Malpractice
A Punta Gorda, Florida woman in her forties visited an ear, nose, and throat specialist for a check-up due to fatigue. After performing a brief examination, the doctor at the facility recommended that she undergo parathyroid surgery, however he did not order the necessary radiological scan that determines which side of her neck should be operated on. Without that information available, the surgeon began on the wrong side of her neck and did not realize his error until they were well into the procedure.
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Medical Malpractice Seven-Figure Settlement for Woman Who Lost Her Leg After Misdiagnosis
A woman in her sixties was brought to a hospital after she slipped and fell, injuring her leg and causing severe pain. During her treatment, the hospital staff failed to notice that the impact had caused a blood clot behind her knee, which was restricting circulation to the rest of her leg. Over time, the untreated clot cut off blood flow to the point where her leg was beyond saving and needed amputation.
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Medical Malpractice Seven-Figure Settlement for Family of Mother Who Died During Childbirth
In 2015, a 23-year-old mother began experiencing severe complications while giving birth in Charlotte County, Florida. The hospital’s staff did not give her the attention she needed, and failed to realize that her complications required an emergency transfer to a Sarasota County Hospital, which had the needed staff and equipment to treat her. The mother and her unborn child eventually died in the hospital.
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Medical Malpractice Seven-Figure Settlement for Misdiagnosis of a Blood Clot
A 68-year-old man was complaining about pain in his left leg, which was swollen, red, and painful. He went to a local emergency room, and the family asked the doctor if it was a blood clot. The doctor assured the family that it was not a blood clot but was instead cellulitis from a sunburn. When the patient returned home the next day, he died of a pulmonary embolism due to the blood clot that was initially suspected by the family.
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Medical Malpractice Over $1 Million Settlement for Medical Malpractice Victim
A middle-aged man had a history of an aortic aneurysm. His plan was to fly to Stanford University, where a doctor was scheduled to repair the aneurysm. Rather than starting the transfer to Stanford the day he arrived, the hospital waited three days and then failed to get his insurance company to pay for the transfer. Tragically, while the patient was speaking with the insurance company on the phone about the transfer, the aneurysm ruptured, and he died.
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Jury Verdict Against the University of Florida $23,500,000
A $23.5 million medical malpractice jury verdict against the University of Florida on behalf of a woman who suffered a massive stroke when a medical procedure to ease her migraines went wrong.
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Jury Verdict on Behalf of a Former Major League Baseball Star $898,000
A medical malpractice jury verdict on behalf of a former Major League Baseball star against an ophthalmologist for negligence in the removal of a cataract and implantation of an artificial lens in our client’s left eye.
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Medical Malpractice Eight-Figure Settlement for Victim of Nursing Medical Malpractice
A middle-aged woman was in a hospital recovering from a brain aneurysm. While recovering in her hospital room, she grew agitated and began pulling on the tracheostomy tube connected to her neck. The nurse on duty documented that she was pulling at her tubes six different times in 24 hours, and yet did nothing to prevent her from being able to dismantle the tubes.
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Medical Malpractice Eight-Figure Settlement for Failure to Timely Treat a Heart Attack
After successfully opening and stenting a 53-year-old man's blocked artery, while in the recovery room, the patient suffered another heart attack, but this time it took medical staff nearly 90 minutes to get him back to the catheterization lab. Due to the delay, his heart stopped. He was revived in the operating room, but he suffered a hypoxic brain injury, causing massive brain damage.
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Medical Malpractice Seven-Figure Settlement for Victim of Cardiology Medical Malpractice
A 46-year-old man was undergoing heart surgery at a South Florida hospital after suffering a heart attack. During the procedure, the cardiologist perforated the patient’s left anterior descending artery. The patient died, leaving behind an 11-year-old daughter and wife.
