An emergency room visit is often a matter of life and death. When someone dies or is severely injured during or after a trip to the emergency room, people often assume that it was the inevitable outcome of the condition, injury, or event that sent them to the hospital in the first place. This is not always the case. Emergency room error is often to blame. If you believe that you or a loved one has been the victim of emergency room error our Los Angeles accident attorneys can help.
Refusal to Treat
Some emergency rooms illegally refuse to treat patients who cannot show proof of insurance. Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), most emergency rooms are required to examine anyone who requests it, to determine if they have an emergency medical condition. If you do have an emergency medical condition, they must provide enough treatment to stabilize you. EMTALA also requires emergency rooms to admit pregnant women in active labor and treat them until the baby is delivered.
These services must be provided regardless of your ability to pay.
Other Emergency Room Errors
Other common emergency room errors include:
• Failure to fully evaluate or fully treat
• Delayed treatment
• Failure to monitor
• Medication error
• Unsanitary conditions
• Surgical errors
• Misdiagnosis
• Releasing a patient without informing them of a dangerous condition or injury
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by emergency room malpractice, please call our Los Angeles, California accident attorneys or submit an online questionnaire. The initial consultation with our personal injury lawyers is free of charge, and if we agree to handle your case, in most cases we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds. In many cases, a personal injury lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. Please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.