Medical Malpractice in the Emergency Room
Errors among ER doctors are fairly common, and can represent either negligence in diagnosis or mistakes in treatment. If you believe that an emergency physician's failure to admit a patient or correctly identify a health problem led to a severe or fatal consequence for someone in your family, discuss your situation with an experienced medical malpractice attorney. Contact Gay Chacker & Mittin in Philadelphia for a free consultation.
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Just as in other medical negligence cases, it's not enough to show that an ER physician committed a mistake of diagnosis or treatment. The plaintiff needs to prove that the error violated a recognized standard of emergency room treatment, and that the error played an important role in causing the plaintiff's injuries.
This analysis depends on close work with qualified medical experts. In fact, you probably won't even be able to bring your case to court unless another emergency room physician reviews your case and agrees that malpractice occurred.
At Gay Chacker & Mittin, our lawyers have decades of experience working with doctors from many different specialties, including emergency medicine. If professional negligence was a significant causal factor in a serious injury or death, we know how to obtain expert support for your claims. If it's hard to say that malpractice figured into the unfavorable outcome for the patient, our consulting physicians will be able to give you a good explanation of the challenges of your case.
One important advantage of working with our law firm lies in our practical ability to investigate and evaluate medical malpractice cases at our own risk. Gathering the medical evidence necessary to present a case against a doctor in any field can be labor intensive and expensive. Because of our long record of success in accident and malpractice litigation, we can commit the resources necessary to evaluate, investigate and present a valid claim.
Some of the more common emergency room cases we handle involve errors in spotting the risk of heart attack or stroke, failing to order tests, or releasing the patient without ruling out the possibility of serious medical conditions.
To learn about your legal options for misdiagnosis or treatment errors committed in the emergency room, contact Gay Chacker & Mittin for a free consultation.
