A good friend of mine was harmed at the Er at Franklin Square Hospital?

Question

Franklin Square Hospital is in Baltimore, Md and is known for doing more damage at the ER to patients then good and get away with it because they are poor and I like to know how this is? My friend will never be the same because of the doctor error. I give you there are no mircles however arm and chest pain a layman anyone know what to look for. They called the person crazy and they were having muscle pain. My friend told them that heart attack run in their family and family memers either died in their 40ies or had a heart attack. Still did they not listen and did one EKG which I work in the medical field and one EKG will not show a heart attack unless you had one not getting ready to have one so a monitor should be put on you the whole visit. This was not done and after 8 hours of screams and pain medication that did nothing however if a Niro and aspirin was given no harm would have been done and the answer would have been there. What do you think They will die now no job no insur

Answer 1

How about explaining clearly what the EKG revealed. ST elevation? Alterated QRS? Anything that isn't sinusal node tachychardia?

How old is this person? He knows the disease runs in the family, but if he does exercise and eats well and goes to a doctor regularly to make sure his heart is fine just in case, chances are he didn't suffer a heart attack.

Young people like me can suffer from chest pain due to chondritis inflammation in the ribs. It's not serious at all, very common and doesn't need treatment. It can spark up when you get colds or when your immune system drops a bit but it isn't anything to worry about. I have had it sometimes myself.

Chances are you friend had that combined with a panic attack. If he had had a heart attacl he'd probably be hospitalized by now and not home as I'm assuming. Even so, I'd still have given him a light sedative to calm him down. If he still feels unsure, he could visit a cardiologist to give him a check-up.

It is true however that in rare cases, real heart attacks can manifest with very weird symtpoms. Unexplained tooth pain can be the only symptom of a massive heart attack in an old person.

Answer 2

I'm not even sure what your question is.

A family history of early heart disease is a major risk factor, but there's nothing in your subtext that suggests anything improper was done. There is a gestalt to the diagnosis, and the physician's judgment is pretty accurate in deciding who needs monitoring vs. who doesn't, and as a safety measure, monitoring is used much more frequently than is needed, leaving the false impression that it's routine.

Also, while aspirin and nitroglycerin might have been a good idea, they might not. I hope you're aware that people with non-cardiac causes of chest pain have relief after nitroglycerin slightly more often than do people with a cardiac origin. It's less than useless in determining whether pain is cardiac in origin. Also, if your friend was screaming, that supports the physician's diagnostic impression, not your friend's.

You give a grim prognosis but without supporting details. Did it turn out that another hospital later found it was a heart attack? Does s/he now have a significant decrease in ejection fraction? If so, thenit might be time to see a lawyer, but it sounds like a weak case.

Answer 3

your friend needs to follow up with his primary care doctor to ensure his medical needs are met.  he can document his interactions with the hospital and request a copy of his medical records.  his first step to a complaint is to discuss the specifics of his experience with the hospital's Risk Management Director.

Answer 4

Yeah. Franklin Scare Hospital.  (I grew up in Balto)

He may choose to consult an attorney - there are plenty of them in that area.  A review of the medical records may show negligence.

My dad had a heart attack on Christmas day, went to GBMC, transferred to St. Joseph for cath and stents and received excellent care throughout.  It may be more of a drive, but either of those hospitals might be a better choice for future visits.