| Negligence in Emergency Rooms | | | | doctor about a severely injured patient may |
| While most minor illnesses or injuries can be | | | | result in further injury or illness to the individual in |
| treated at home or can be dealt with during | | | | question. Workers should make sure to stay |
| non-emergency medical appointments, individuals | | | | focused, organized, and not fail to keep track of |
| who are suffering from serious illness or severe | | | | persons in the ER. |
| injuries may be forced to visit an emergency | | | | Doctors who work in the emergency room |
| room for urgent care. Persons have a reasonable | | | | setting are often put in the position of having to |
| expectation of attention and treatment when | | | | work under high pressure, especially if it is a |
| they go to the emergency room, and failure on | | | | particularly busy time. They may be forced to |
| the part of hospital administrators, doctors, or | | | | diagnose, treat, and release patients in a short |
| staff members may result in intensified health | | | | amount of time in order to help others in need, |
| problems or even death. | | | | but it is essential that doctors give each patient |
| Hospital administrators have a responsibility to | | | | responsible and accurate care. Common mistakes |
| properly hire and staff their emergency rooms to | | | | that doctors may make in ER settings include: |
| be able to handle busy times and the demands of | | | | - Misdiagnosis/late diagnosis |
| a hectic office. In many cases, ER workers may | | | | - Prescription errors |
| be forced to deal with busy evenings and patients | | | | - Surgical errors |
| who need urgent care. If administrators fail to | | | | - Failure to accurately read patient charts |
| properly screen employees, hire experienced | | | | - Medication conflicts or known allergy conflicts |
| workers, or provide adequate training for all | | | | - Failure to monitor patients |
| employees, patients may suffer as a result. In | | | | If you or someone you love has suffered injury |
| addition, emergency rooms should be properly | | | | due to negligence on the part of an ER staff |
| staffed to handle the influx of patients, day and | | | | member or doctor, you may be eligible for |
| night. | | | | compensation for present and future medical |
| Administrative staff members are a vital part of | | | | expenses, pain, suffering, and other damages. For |
| the ER team. It is important for staff members | | | | more information on emergency room negligence, |
| to be trained to handle emergency situations, as | | | | visit the website of the New Jersey medical |
| well as to keep track of patients waiting for care. | | | | malpractice professionals of Levinson & |
| Forgetting about a patient or failing to notify a | | | | Axelrod. |