Medical Liability Consultants, Inc. Glossary Medical Malpractice

Emergency Room Errors Emergency rooms are the site for thousands of emergency room errors every year, which can result in unnecessary patient harm and even death on the part of negligent or careless medical professionals. More than 225,000 people die from medical malpractice-related incidents each year and almost half of those are the result of emergency room errors. Emergency room errors can occur if a patient is not given the adequate care and treatment during their admission. Several types of errors most commonly occur in emergency rooms including: Misdiagnosis of serious conditions such as strokes, hearth attacks, or infections Failure to diagnose serious illnesses and injuries Delayed diagnosis of serious illnesses and injuries Misreading medical test results Medication errors Prescription errors Omissions errors Birth injuries Negligence Patient dumping, which occurs if a critically unstable patient is discharged or transferred for financial reasons

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