Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Emergency Room Errors

When you go the emergency room (ER), you expect your injuries to get the best treatment possible. That doesnt always happen because sometimes errors occur. The Falvello Law Firm in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, has experienced medical malpractice attorneys who know how to get you compensation if such an error has happened to you.

Types of ER Errors

• Bacterial infections
• Birth injuries including those which result in Erbs palsy or cerebral palsy
• Contaminated blood transfusions
• Errors of omission
• Delay in diagnosis of patients conditions
• Failure to diagnose patients conditions
• Failure to correctly treat patients conditions
• Failure to order lab tests
• Failure to properly medicate patients
• Failure to properly monitor patients, especially those who arent able to fully communicate at the time
• Inaccurate or false lab tests
• Patient dumping (a practice where hospital ERs refuse treatment or transfer patients who are unable to pay, even though the hospital is able to provide the emergency treatment needed)
• Prolonged wait which causes complications
• Misreading of X-rays or other test results
• Wrong prescription medication(s)

These errors can lead to:

• Disability
• Serious injury
• Wrongful death

Reduce or Eliminate ER Errors

There are some steps you can take to help reduce or eliminate emergency room errors including:

• Ask questions
• Get a written record of doctors names, diagnoses, follow-up orders, and any prescriptions
• Get discharge instructions in writing

Compensation

Sometimes despite your best efforts to the contrary, ER errors still happen. If you have suffered an ER error, you may be compensated for the following:

• Medical costs
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of companionship

If you or a loved one was the victim of a wrongful death as a result of an ER error, you may be entitled to burial expenses in addition to the damages listed above.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of an ER error, you should speak to a qualified medical malpractice attorney immediately, such as one from The Falvello Law Firm. Pennsylvania has a two-year statute of limitations in bringing medical malpractice cases, so you want to make sure that you preserve any evidence as soon as possible.

Whether you or a loved one has suffered an error in the ER, please email us at The Falvello Law Firm in the Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. We will discuss your case in a free initial consultation to determine the types of compensation to which you may be entitled. It is no obligation, and you dont pay us anything until we settle your case because we work on a contingency basis. The Falvello Law Firm serves clients in Hazleton, Sugarloaf, Wilkes-Barre, Berwick, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.