"Misdiagnosed broken foot"

I went to Kalgoorlie hospital after my foot was run over.

They did an X-ray and said there were no broken bones and that I just needed to go home and rest for three days.

My partner has a medical background and knew something wasn’t right as I was still in a lot of pain. 

They asked for an MRI to be done. 

The Dr refused and said there were no breaks seen on the X-ray. My partner refused to take no for an answer, the Head of the Department, came in said there was nothing wrong with me and that I would not be getting any further medical treatment. My partner again disagreed with the diagnosis and asked for more medical imaging. The Head of the Department then said it would not change the care I received and that the X-ray showed no broken bones. They then sent a surgeon down to speak to me to, I feel, try and convince me I had nothing wrong as the X-ray showed no broken bones.

Again my partner spoke up and raised concerns about my foot. I was told no further medical imaging was necessary and if I wanted to I could follow up with my GP later in the week to get a referral for an MRI. My partner told the Head of the Department again we wanted further investigations.

The Dr then finally agreed that I would get a CT scan but again insisted there was nothing wrong with me. In my opinion, three Drs tried to intimidate us and kept saying there was nothing wrong. 

They then said the ED was busy and that the beds were needed so I would have to wait in the waiting room (both beds next to me were vacant and the waiting area had two people waiting at this point). 

I went in for a scan and 6 hours later another Dr came in and told me I had broken bone fragments and other damage to my foot. 

I had no apology from the hospital and if it wasn’t for my partner I would have had medical attention delayed. 

I flew to Perth two days later and saw a specialist who saw me straight away, I ended up with three ruptured ligaments and three broken bones in my foot and had surgery to have a plate inserted.

I am disgusted with the treatment I received from the hospital and if it wasn’t for my partner, I believe would have been sent back to work three days later. 

In my opinion, there is gross negligence on the Drs' behalf. I feel I was constantly treated as if I was faking and that there was nothing wrong. I believe the Drs tried to not only intimidate me but also my partner. 

The hospital and Drs have a duty of care and in my opinion, failed to provide the fair treatment I deserved.