| How many times have you or a loved one been | | | | deprivation, or a number of other factors. |
| in dire need of immediate care and gone to an | | | | Other common emergency room errors that |
| emergency room only to be forced to wait in an | | | | result in malpractice lawsuits stem from: |
| overcrowded waiting room as your condition | | | | • Anesthesia malpractice |
| worsens until you are finally seen by a physician | | | | • Surgical error |
| who provides you with inadequate assistance? | | | | • Improper laboratory tests |
| It seems everyone has a similar emergency | | | | • Failure to administer the right medication |
| room horror story. Fortunately, for many the | | | | • Delayed diagnosis, as patients wait endlessly |
| emergency room’s poor care did not result in | | | | in emergency room waiting areas and their |
| tragedy. However, there are hundreds of cases | | | | condition deteriorates |
| annually throughout America where a patient | | | | • Contaminated blood transfusion |
| sustains serious injury or even death due to | | | | • EMT and paramedic neglect |
| emergency room medical malpractice. | | | | Injuries Caused by Emergency Room Malpractice |
| While it is easy to pity the overworked and | | | | The stories associated with emergency room |
| understaffed facilities commonly plaguing | | | | malpractice lawsuits are horrific, such as a patient |
| emergency rooms, when their negligence and | | | | being prematurely discharged only to have their |
| misconduct causes the injury or death of a loved | | | | appendix explode or to suffer a heart attack in |
| one, there are no excuses. | | | | the car ride home. |
| How Emergency Room Malpractice Occurs | | | | In the worst scenarios, the negligence of an |
| With front desk staff employees being | | | | emergency room results in wrongful death. |
| bombarded with patients and physicians treating | | | | Otherwise, common injuries due to emergency |
| those in need of help like statistics instead of | | | | room employees’ misconduct include: |
| human beings, it is easy to realize how | | | | • Stroke |
| emergency room errors occur. | | | | • Brain aneurysm |
| The most common emergency room medical | | | | • Pulmonary embolism |
| malpractice lawsuits are filed due to misdiagnosis | | | | • Internal bleeding or hemorrhaging |
| as physicians fail to thoroughly investigate a | | | | • Appendicitis |
| patient’s condition. Not far behind is a | | | | Proving Negligence |
| physician’s failure to diagnose, which can | | | | Proving negligence in emergency medical |
| result from the overcrowded nature of | | | | malpractice cases is difficult. |
| emergency rooms, a physician’s sleep | | | | |