Emergency Room Malpractice Attorneys

Why does emergency room malpractice occur?

Emergency rooms are a very high stress environment, but that is no excuse for lax policies and hiring procedures. Emergency room errors are often the result of hospital negligence or wrongdoing including:

Failure to maintain an adequate number of doctors and support staff per shift
Failure to screen doctors and support staff
Inadequate training
Inadequate facilities
Unsanitary conditions
Inadequate patient tracking procedures
Inadequate record keeping procedures
Inadequate medication administration procedures
Unethical policies (such as patient dumping and discrimination)

Common emergency room errors include:

Failure to fully evaluate a patient
Misdiagnosis
Delayed diagnosis
Failure to diagnose
Laboratory errors
Failure to monitor a patient
Patient dumping
Failure to fully treat a patient
Delayed treatment
Inappropriate medications or improper doses
Contaminated blood transfusions
Surgical errors
Negligence

Errors, such as those listed above, can cause a wide range of injuries including:

Medication overdose
Adverse reaction to medications
Infections
Second, more harmful occurrence of misdiagnosed medical event (such as a heart attack or stroke)
Loss of limbs or organs
Severe pain
Brain injury
Paralysis
Extended recovery time
Permanent disability
Death

Depending on your unique situation, the type of error, and the circumstances involved, there may be multiple responsible parties including:

Doctors
Nurses
Anesthesiologists
Other emergency room staff
The hospital itself
Pharmaceutical companies
Government entities

Many emergency rooms have an unethical and illegal policy of discriminating against patients who cannot prove their ability to pay for treatment. This practice is called “patient dumping.” It is unethical, immoral, and it is a form of medical malpractice.

Talk to a dedicated medical malpractice attorney who has experience specifically with emergency room malpractice. Emergency room malpractice cases are complicated and require special medical knowledge.

Yes. If you have lost a loved one to medical malpractice you may still be entitled to compensation under wrongful death.

New Jersey medical malpractice attorney Michael L. Weiss, Esq. has tried several emergency room error lawsuits to a jury and has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of medical malpractice victims and their families. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by emergency room malpractice anywhere in New Jersey, please contact Weiss & Paarz, P.C., today.