Misdiagnosed Aneurysm – Military Medical Malpractice
When a Headache isn’t a Migraine
Many blood vessel disorders are identifiable and treatable. If misdiagnosed and untreated, the results can be serious, even fatal. Unfortunately, doctors do not always accurately diagnose signs and symptoms. The symptoms of a cerebral aneurysm, for example, often includes a severe headache. Timely diagnosis and treatment can avoid permanent brain damage or death. When it is not correctly diagnosed and a negligent injury results, the victim or family may have a legal remedy through a claim against the United States.
We at Swartz & Reed, LLP understand the subtlety and complexity of medical conditions as well as the difficulties current and former members of the Armed Forces have in pursuing military medical malpractice and wrongful death claims. Our firm has helped military personnel and their families in misdiagnose of and failure to diagnose the following conditions:
- Sentinel bleed
- Burst blood vessel
- Blood vessel damage
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Blood clots
Getting the Assistance you Need
Our legal experience spans over two decades, but our military and medical backgrounds go back even further.
- Dean Swartz is an AV* rated attorney (since 1985) whose work as a Marine Corps Judge Advocate in the Navy’s Claims Branch in Washington, D.C., representing the Unites States government has given him insight into the ways military medical malpractice claims are handled successfully. This experience has deepened his approach to helping members and former members of the Armed Forces.
- Barry Reed is a physician as well as a lawyer. His work as Chief of Emergency Medicine in several Maryland hospitals as well as his role as surgeon for the United States Public Health Service gives our firm a level of medical understanding few law firms possess.
Note: Case outcomes and results depend upon many factors that are unique to each case. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case undertaken by Swartz & Reed, LLP.
If you or a family member has had to face the devastating, life-altering repercussions of a medical error, or if you have lost a loved one while they were under the care of a military medical facility, we invite you to contact Swartz & Reed, LLP in Washington, D.C. Our practice is both nationwide and international.
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