Emergency Room Errors
Central Florida including Winter Garden, Apopka, Clermont, Inverness, and Leesburg
The emergency room environment is fast moving and often quite chaotic. Emergency room doctors and nurses are trained to deal with trauma situations in a prioritized manner, meaning the most severe cases are treated first. But factors like disorganization can lead to failure to correctly assess conditions as well as many different types of emergency room errors. Emotional family members, patients in shock, and overworked physicians and staff members add to the stress of the emergency room setting, increasing the chances of medical mistakes and bad judgment.
Despite the confusion that often occurs in these traumatic situations, the state sets forth high standards of care for emergency rooms, and workers are expected to be prepared to handle the complexity of the ER setting. But even when rules are followed, mistakes can happen in an instant. Many patients come to the ER in life-or-death situations in dire need of medical attention. Emergency room mistakes can have devastating consequences and are often fatal.
If you’ve suffered serious injuries due to emergency room error, you may be entitled to collect monetary damages to cover your medical expenses, lost income, ongoing treatment, pain and suffering, and more. If a member of your family died during an emergency room visit, and you suspect something went wrong, Attorney Mark P. Cressman can help you investigate a wrongful death claim.
Emergency room errors may include:
- Medication or anesthesia errors
- Prescription errors
- Misdiagnosis or wrong treatment
- Bacterial infections
- Birth injuries
- Failure to obtain informed consent
- Failure to treat a critical condition
- Surgical error
- Patient dumping/refusal to treat
Learn more about emergency room malpractice and your rights. Call or e-mail our central Florida personal injury team today for your free consultation.
Winter Garden, FL 34787
407-877-7317
