Here are a some examples of emergency room malpractice:
Symptoms:
A middle-aged man complains of signs and symptoms of an impending heart attack
Error:
He is misdiagnosed as having gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux or acid indigestion. He is discharged from the ER.
Outcome:
Death within hours from a massive heart attack.
Symptoms:
A child is seen in the emergency room with a history of a rash.
Error:
The child is diagnosed with having chicken pox, and a pediatrician confirms this diagnosis while the child is still in the emergency room. The child is sent home.
Outcome:
A day later, the child is deceased due to streptococcal infection of the blood (sepsis) which was untreated.
Symptoms:
A young man presents to the emergency room with a sudden onset, very severe headache, nausea and vomiting.
Error:
He is diagnosed as having a viral infection and is sent home. He returns two days later with persistent and worsening headache, nausea and vomiting, and with symptoms which probably are seizures. Again he is diagnosed with a viral infection and sent home.
Outcome:
He died two days later from a massive brain hemorrhage.
Symptoms:
A baby with a very severe ear infection accompanied by vomiting and dehydration is brought into the emergency room.
Error:
The baby was discharged from the hospital emergency room without treatment.
Outcome:
The ear infection spread to the brain and the baby died a day later.
Symptoms:
An elderly patient taking the blood thinner Coumadin is taken to the emergency room for passing blood in her urine and vaginal bleeding.
Error:
She was found to be seriously over-anticoagulated from being over medicated with Coumadin. Instead of having her coagulation status corrected, she was sent home.
Outcome:
She died soon afterwards from a brain hemorrhage secondary to over-anticoagulation with Coumadin.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of emergency room malpractice or ER malpractice it is important to contact a experienced medical malpractice attorney. At Sweeney Law Firm, the initial consultation is free, and if we agree to accept your case, we will handle your case on a contingent fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a settlement or recovery of funds.
You may have a valid claim and be entitled to monetary compensation for your injuries, but a lawsuit must be filed before the statute of limitations expires. Have your Indiana medical malpractice case reviewed today.
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