Everyone will enter an emergency room of a hospital at some point during their lifetime—it’s inevitable. The last thing that anyone expects is to be injured in an emergency room. Although an emergency room can be compared to a war zone at times, it is the responsibility of a hospital to make sure that their patients are well taken care of at all times.
Emergency room errors can result in long-term injuries and even death. Here are few common emergency room errors:
- Lack of training
- Medication mistakes
- Failure to properly treat a patient
- Contaminated conditions
- Unethical policies & procedures
- Insufficient patient tracking methods
- Insufficient record keeping methods
- Neglecting to properly screen physicians and medical staff
- Lack of physicians and medical staff during each shift
Unfortunately, during a medical emergency, a patient doesn’t have the time to evaluate the doctors and staff who work in a hospital. If you or a loved one has been injured due to an emergency error, make sure you contact an experienced Georgia attorney. You or your loved one maybe entitled to receive full compensation for loss of wages, payment for medical bills and pain & suffering.
Blog Post Provided By: The Atlanta Medical Malpractice Attorneys at Goldstein & Hayes, P.C.