Recovering Damages for Errors in the Emergency Room
The main objective of an emergency medicine physician is simple — determine who needs to be admitted to the hospital, and who can be safely sent home. When an ER doctor makes an error in judgment, the results for the patient can be disastrous.
If someone in your family suffered serious or fatal injuries as the result of an emergency room physician's mistake, contact a medical malpractice attorney at Greene & Eisen in Cleveland to learn about your legal options. Our experience with the investigation and presentation of claims for the negligent practice of emergency medicine can make the decisive difference in your situation.
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The main characteristic of an emergency medicine error is a doctor's failure to recognize the symptoms of a serious medical condition — most commonly, stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolism.
The challenge for your attorney is to review the performance of your ER physician and establish two essential points: (1) that performance up to recognized professional standards would have identified the symptoms; and (2) that the failure to do so was an important cause of the patient's injury or death.
We need to present these conclusions with the support of expert medical opinions before we even file your lawsuit. With more than 30 years of experience in assessing the performance of doctors and hospital personnel from dozens of specialties, our lawyers know how to work effectively with the consulting experts whose cooperation you need for a viable claim.
While a review of the medical records is the basic starting point for our investigation, we know that the records in emergency malpractice cases are often sketchy or incomplete. The key to success can therefore be to show what's missing but should have been there: questions of the patient, ordering lab tests, or even reviewing the patient's medication history.
Whether they involve misdiagnosis or a failure to provide effective treatment, emergency room errors usually result from carelessness on the part of overworked and inexperienced physicians who make hasty decisions based on insufficient information. Our experience handling these types of claims can help bring your family justice.
If you suspect that incompetence in a hospital emergency room caused a serious injury or death in your family, contact the Cleveland law firm of Greene & Eisen for a free consultation about your options.
