Charleston Emergency Room Error Attorneys

People come to emergency rooms needing immediate attention and medical care. Unfortunately, many emergency rooms around the country are overcrowded and understaffed, creating the need for staff to use the system of triage. Triage means that patients are sorted by the perceived degree of their injuries, allowing the most severe problems to be treated first.

While this is a logical solution to the problem of overcrowding, triage, combined with a rushed schedule, can lead to serious errors. These errors can delay the treatment a patient needs or even make the original condition worse.

Causes of Emergency Room Error

The Charleston medical malpractice lawyers at the Steinberg Law Firm are familiar with a variety of errors that emergency room staff can make, including:

• Misdiagnosing patients
• Administering the wrong treatment
• Failing to notice medical bracelets or other allergy alerts
• Neglecting patients who need immediate care
• Failing to transfer the patient or contact a specialist quickly enough

Consequences of Emergency Room Error

Emergency room errors have led to serious medical complications, including disability, infection, psychological trauma, and even death. There are also financial repercussions related to the medical expense of correcting the error and missed wages while the patient recovers. It is simply not right for patients and their families to suffer these problems because of a medical worker's mistakes.

We Can Help

The attorneys of the Steinberg Law Firm can help you gather the evidence needed for a preliminary finding of medical malpractice. We will then fight in court to make sure you receive the full compensation you deserve.

For over 80 years, the Steinberg Law Firm has represented the rights of injured men and women. To speak with one of our experienced Charleston emergency room error lawyers, contact the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.