We are here to fight for you, protect your rights, get you the compensation you deserve, and give you the time and resources you need to recover from your injuries.
Why Emergency Room Errors Happen
Emergency rooms are chaotic environments filled with hard-working medical professionals. These medical providers must do their jobs under extreme pressure, requiring them to make quick decisions. If you combine that with an understaffed, poorly trained, or poorly equipped hospital, you have a recipe for disaster.
Don’t let an emergency room error go unchallenged. The team at Fieger Law is here to fight for you and protect your rights. We’ve helped hundreds of emergency room error victims collect fair and just compensation, and we can help you.
Common emergency room errors include:
- Medication/prescription errors
- Use of unsterilized or contaminated equipment
- Unsanitary conditions
- Misdiagnosis
- Lack of sufficient testing
- The failure to diagnose a stroke or heart attack
- Misreading of MRIs, CTs, and X-rays
- Improper discharge of seriously or critically ill patients
- Improper performance of medical procedures
- Anesthesia errors
- Contaminated blood transfusions
Emergency room errors can lead to unlimited types of injuries and damages, including:
- Stroke
- Brain damage
- Heart failure
- Internal bleeding/hemorrhaging
- Death
- Infection
- Deteriorated health
- Loss of work and wages
- Crippling medical bills
Regardless of the situation and stress, emergency room doctors and nurses must perform at the expected and standard levels of care. You deserve nothing less.
When Emergency Room Errors Are Caused by Negligence
Not every emergency room error is caused by medical malpractice. Emergency departments are fast-paced, high-pressure environments where split-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death.
In emergency situations, the stakes are always high. It’s when a healthcare provider’s actions fall below the accepted medical standard of care and a patient is harmed as a result that it may be considered negligence.
To prove negligence in an emergency room error case, the following must be established:
- Duty of Care – The medical professionals treating the patient owe them a legal duty to provide competent care.
- Breach of Duty – The provider failed to meet the accepted medical standard of care. This could mean misdiagnosing a condition, failing to order necessary tests, administering the wrong treatment or medication, or discharging a patient too soon.
- Causation – The provider’s error directly caused the patient’s injury or worsened their condition.
- Damages – The patient suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm because of the negligence.
If you or a loved one experienced an E.R.-related injury, Fieger Law is prepared to help you prove negligence and hold the liable party accountable.
Steps to Take If You Suspect Your Injury Is the Result of Malpractice
If you believe an emergency room error caused you or a loved one harm, taking the following steps can strengthen your case and protect your rights:
- Document Everything: When possible, obtain copies of all medical records, bills, prescriptions, and discharge instructions. Note any interactions with healthcare providers.
- Seek a Second Medical Opinion: Consult another doctor to assess whether the previous treatment was appropriate and to address any ongoing health concerns.
- Avoid Speaking With Insurance Adjusters: Do not agree to any settlements or provide statements before consulting an attorney.
- Consult a Medical Malpractice Attorney: An experienced lawyer like ours here at Fieger Law can assess your case, explain your legal options, and guide you through the claims process.
How Fieger Law Can Help
Fieger Law has spent decades holding negligent medical providers accountable and recovering millions for victims of medical malpractice. Our experienced legal team can help you by:
Investigating the Incident: Our team works on gathering medical records, consulting expert witnesses, and analyzing the details of your case to determine liability.
Handling All Legal Paperwork & Correspondence: From filing claims to negotiating with insurance companies and hospital legal teams, we manage every aspect of your case.
Building a Strong Case: We compile solid evidence to demonstrate negligence and maximize your potential compensation.
Representing You in Court: If a fair settlement isn’t reached, we are prepared to take your case to trial.
You need a law firm with the resources and expertise to win when facing a powerful hospital or insurance company. FiegLaw is here to help you every step of the way.
Compensation You Could Be Entitled To
When emergency room negligence leads to harm, victims suffer physically, emotionally, and financially. It’s important to work with an experienced law firm to gain a thorough understanding of the compensation available to help with recovery. A successful medical malpractice claim may include the following damages:
- Medical Expenses: Compensation for past and future medical bills, including hospital stays, surgeries, rehabilitation, and ongoing treatment
- Lost Wages & Future Earning Capacity: For time off work or a permanent inability to return
- Pain and Suffering: Damages for physical pain, emotional trauma, and reduced quality of life caused by the injury
- Wrongful Death Damages: If a loved one’s death is caused by an E.R. error, compensation for funeral costs, lost financial support, and the emotional devastation the loss created
Fieger Law is committed to helping victims secure maximum compensation to ease the burdens caused by medical malpractice.
The Nation’s Leading Firm in Securing Million-Dollar Verdicts
For over 70 years, the lawyers at Fieger Law have fought and won compensation for victims of emergency room errors. If your family has suffered as a result of an emergency room error, our team can help. Contact our Medical Malpractice Lawyers specializing in this type of malpractice today.
