Overcrowded ERs Can Lead to Hospital Negligence and Hospital Malpractice
There is a serious problem happening in emergency rooms across the country. Hospital emergency rooms have become an overcrowded and even chaotic environment. The medical staff is often tired, overworked, and understaffed, which can lead to hospital negligence.
While most emergency room mistakes do not cause severe injuries to patients and many mistakes may not even be noticeable, some hospital mistakes lead to serious injuries to the patients and some patients die as a result of the hospital negligence.
Examples of where overcrowded emergency rooms or overworked medical staff create a danger to patients, include patients being rushed too quickly through their examinations or patients who are kept waiting too long while their medical conditions worsen. A patient with a serious medical condition can turn into a patient with a severe medical condition; the patient can even die as a result of the lengthy wait. Patients who are rushed through an examination may be misdiagnosed or the problem may never be diagnosed at all. This can also occur when an overworked and tired doctor or nurse makes a mistake leading to serious injuries to the patient.
Patients who visit emergency rooms do not have the luxury of meeting and interviewing their doctors before choosing the surgery. Often, they are in need of immediate emergency medical attention, so they trust that the doctors or nurses will provide the proper diagnosis and medical care they require in a timely matter.
Dr. Bruce Fagel is both an experienced medical malpractice lawyer and a licensed medical doctor. Prior to becoming an attorney, Dr. Fagel practiced emergency medicine for over 10 years, working in emergency rooms at hospitals. Dr. Fagel knows first-hand how emergency rooms are supposed to operate, including during peak periods or when there is a shortage of medical staff. Dr. Fagel also understands how to find medical negligence in an emergency room or hospital. Dr. Fagel uses his expertise to examine the medical records. He knows how to ask the right questions with a negligent medical staff during a deposition or trial. Medical personnel understand medicine very well and are often able to confuse an attorney with complicated medical terminology; however, being a licensed medical doctor, Dr. Fagel knows how to get to the facts and find where the medical negligence occurred in a medical malpractice case.
Medical malpractice cases are often the most complicated and expensive cases to pursue. Proving that a doctor, nurse, or hospital was responsible for medical malpractice or medical negligence requires proving the connection between the negligent care and the patient’s injury or death. This is why it is critical for a victim of medical malpractice to find an attorney such as Dr. Bruce Fagel who specializes in medical malpractice cases, understands the medical field, and has a strong track record of winning cases and obtaining maximum settlements for his clients. If you or a family member were the victim of hospital negligence in an emergency room or received serious injuries as the result of a doctor, nurse or other medical personnel in a hospital, doctor’s office, or other medical facility, contact the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel& Associates right away for a free consultation.
Article Source: Fagel Law Blog
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