Emergency Room Mistakes – When Does It Lead To Malpractice?

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Emergency Room Mistakes When Does It Lead To
Malpractice?
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When you have to go to the emergency room,
chances are you are in need of immediate medical
care. Emergency rooms tend to be high-pressure
environments for everybody, including doctors and
nurses. Unfortunately, there are times when
mistakes are made in the ER, and these mistakes
can have serious consequences for patients. At
the Weitz Firm, their Philadelphia emergency room
malpractice attorneys want to discuss what
constitutes medical malpractice in the ER and
what you can do if you believe you have been the
victim of malpractice.
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What Constitutes Emergency Room Malpractice?
Emergency rooms can be incredibly chaotic and
working as a physician or nurse in the ER is one
of the most challenging positions in medicine.
With that in mind, it is important to point out
that not every mistake made in the ER will
constitute medical malpractice. In fact, medical
professionals in the ER may be afforded a bit
more leeway than doctors who have the luxury of
time to formulate a diagnosis and a proper course
of treatment for a patient. However, this leeway
is going to be limited, and emergency room
medical professionals can still be held liable if
their patient is harmed as a result of
sub-standard care.
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• In order for a medical malpractice case to be
  successful based on errors that occur in the
  emergency room, a patient (and their attorney)
  will need to prove a few basic elements of
  medical malpractice
• There must have been a doctor-patient
  relationship established. This occurs as soon as
  a doctor examines a patient or provides treatment
  in the ER.
• There must have been some sort of ER treatment
  that involved negligence. A doctor acts
  negligently if they fail to provide a quality of
  care that another reasonably competent doctor
  would have provided under similar circumstances.
  In these cases, they will be looking for a breach
  of the standard of care by the physician or other
  medical professional.
• There must be some sort of harm caused by
  negligence. Not every medical mistake leads to a
  patient sustaining an injury or harm, though a
  patient can take many forms, including the
  following
• Physical and emotional pain and suffering
• The costs of additional care as a result of
  corrective treatment
• Loss of earning capacity of the patient
• Loss of enjoyment of life

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Contact An Attorney For A Free Consultation Of
Your Case Today
If you or somebody you care about has been harmed
due to a medical error made in the emergency
room, contact an attorney today. At the Weitz
Firm, their competent and experienced team will
conduct a free initial case evaluation so they
can determine the best steps forward for their
case. Their goal is to help medical malpractice
victims secure the compensation they need, which
can include coverage of their medical bills, lost
wages if they cannot work, general household
out-of-pocket expenses, pain and suffering
damages, and more. When you need a Philadelphia
medical malpractice attorney, you can contact
them for a free consultation of your case by
calling 267-587-6240.
Eric H. Weitz
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Contact The Weitz Firm, LLC.

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