| More and more people are relying on emergency | | | | disorders on a regular basis. The problems that |
| rooms (ER) as their primary level of treatment | | | | this entails are compounded by the fact that ERs |
| than ever in the past. ERs around the country are | | | | are getting more and more crowded as more |
| struggling to keep up with the influx of traffic. | | | | people begin to treat them like general |
| And, as is almost always the case when people | | | | practitioners' offices. A misdiagnosis can cause |
| struggle to keep up, they're making mistakes. | | | | you to not receive the treatment you need to |
| Medical mistakes are always dangerous, but | | | | get better. Worse, the treatment may even |
| they're especially so when immediate medical care | | | | compound the problems you're already |
| is required and time is of the essence. | | | | experiencing. |
| If you or someone you love has been injured as | | | | - Failure to provide the necessary treatment. One |
| the result of emergency room medical | | | | of the most famous recent cases of medical |
| malpractice, you may be entitled to financial | | | | malpractice occurring in an emergency room |
| compensation. You may benefit from discussing | | | | involved a New York woman who waited in an ER |
| your case with an experienced and skilled medical | | | | for 24 hours without receiving medical treatment. |
| malpractice attorney. | | | | At some points, hospital employees began literally |
| Types of Medical Malpractice Encountered in the | | | | stepping over her body. Because of the hectic, |
| ER | | | | chaotic nature of an ER, patients may fail to get |
| Emergency rooms rely on quick communication | | | | the treatment they need. |
| and level heads to treat patients. So when | | | | - Illegally withholding medical treatment. Many |
| mistakes are made, the consequences can rapidly | | | | hospitals are for-profit ventures, which can |
| multiply. Under these circumstances, a wide | | | | unfortunately lead to medical professionals denying |
| variety of dangerous medical errors can occur. | | | | necessary treatment. It is illegal to withhold a |
| Some of the most commonly encountered ER | | | | medical screening until insurance is provided. |
| errors include: | | | | If you've been the victim of improper, negligent, |
| - Failure to correctly diagnose the ailment. | | | | or otherwise lacking medical care, you may be |
| Because of the very nature of the emergency | | | | entitled to seek financial compensation. An |
| room, doctors and medical aides see a wide range | | | | experienced medical malpractice attorney may be |
| of different diseases, injuries, ailments, and | | | | able to help you. |