New York Early Hospital Release Lawyers
The challenges faced by emergency room doctors, nurses and other personnel in this high-pressure setting are clear. Most patients have serious conditions, and yet fast diagnosis is highly valued and resources always limited. While patients do not expect a calm, orderly environment, they do have a right to expect that they will be given proper medical attention.
Did Emergency Room Negligence Delay Essential Treatment?
The decision to discharge an ER patient without taking the time to properly evaluate his or her symptoms and arrive at an accurate diagnosis can have devastating consequences. If you believe you or a family member was prematurely discharged — only to find out later the condition demanded immediate treatment or hospital admission, you may have a valid medical malpractice claim.
Our Rochester premature ER discharge lawyers have the relevant experience and expert resources to thoroughly evaluate whether the applicable standard of care was violated in your case. We handle many serious injury and wrongful death claims, offering the utmost in caring, personal counsel in cases in which proper medical attention would likely have led to a far better outcome.
Taking Action for Victims of Diagnostic Errors That Have Serious Consequences
Some of the diagnostic errors and other serious mistakes that may constitute emergency room malpractice include:
- Failure to diagnose an impending stroke or heart attack
- Failure to take severe headaches seriously or recognize other symptoms of an aneurysm, meningitis, closed head injury or other potentially fatal condition
- Dispensing medication such as painkillers, steroids or antibiotics, rather than ordering tests necessary to diagnose a serious medical condition
- Failure to order X-rays or other tests necessary to diagnose a vertebral fracture in a child, for example, or another fracture that gets much worse and more difficult to treat
Many emergency room patients report long waits to see doctors, apparent confusion between different staff members, and even suspicion that their economic or insurance status was a factor in their fast, erroneous discharge. At Kammholz Messina, LLP, we do not charge up-front fees, and we welcome people of all backgrounds in need of legal counsel.
You can turn to our proven New York medical malpractice attorneys for investigation to determine the specific causes of your treatment failure — and decisive legal action to help you recover compensation if the standard of care was violated. To tell us what happened, call 877-668-4606 or send us an e-mail requesting a free case evaluation.
