Wound care expert witnesses are often knowledgeable in various areas of the medical field, as the treatment is applicable in numerous situations. Such areas include emergency medicine, physical therapy, orthopedic surgery, gerontological nursing, burn wounds, critical care medicine, internal medicine, clinical pedorthics, vascular surgery, and other types of conditions and injuries in need of care and treatment. Wound care is often utilized in many facets of treatment, an unforeseen issue may result in a lawsuit, which would require the expert opinion of a wound care expert witness.
The wound care expert witness selected for your particular case must have the relevant experience regarding the specific form of wound and required treatment. Such cases may involve trauma and other types of accidents in need of emergency medicine. Emergency room (ER) experts may be asked to assess whether the proper wound care treatment was administered to the patient in question, as any medical malpractice taking place by an emergency physician would result in grounds for litigation.
Many wound care expert witnesses are registered nurses, as certain types of wounds may require long-term forms of treatment. Wound care-related lawsuits might involve the rehabilitation required of a patient during the healing and wound care process. Other cases may involve the failure of a nurse to properly administer wound care to medical patients, as well as residents of nursing homes requiring residential care.
ForensisGroup has been providing attorneys with experts for more than two decades with great success. To retain a credible wound care expert witness for your case, Submit An Expert Request Form or call us today.
