Emergency Room Errors, Overcrowded Emergency Rooms, and Emergency Room Negligence

Emergency rooms in hospitals are often overcrowded, with medical staff who are frequently overworked. Medical staff are required to rush quickly from patient to patient, trying to find quick solutions to complicated problems. This combination leads to an increased frequency of medical mistakes and medical negligence. While many emergency room errors are minor and don't cause serious injuries to patients, some medical errors such as an ER doctor failing to diagnose a serious medical condition may lead to a catastrophic injury or even death.

Dr. Bruce G. Fagel, who is both a leading medical malpractice attorney and a licensed medical doctor, understands emergency rooms very well. In fact, Dr. Fagel practiced emergency medicine for over 10 years, working in emergency rooms at hospitals. This experience gives Bruce Fagel the ability to recognize where medical negligence or medical malpractice takes place in the emergency room. Dr. Fagel has also seen a dramatic shift in the emergency room environment where emergency rooms are much more crowded now than they used to be. Patients with serious medical issues may wait hours to be seen, and once seen, they may wait hours longer for treatment. The combination of an overworked medical staff and a delay of treatment for patients who need immediate medical help may lead to serious injuries or even death for some patients. Added to that, overworked staff who work long hours with too many patients to take care of may make additional medical mistakes that can also lead to serious injuries or death for the unfortunate patients. Patients in need of emergency treatment do not have the time or ability to carefully select the right hospital for treatment, but instead are often rushed into the emergency room where they may be left without proper medical treatment for hours.

Proving the legal responsibility of a doctor or hospital in a medical negligence or medical malpractice claim can be difficult, especially when the patient may already be suffering from a life threatening medical injury. A connection must be proven between the negligent care and the patient's injury or death. However, a highly skilled medical malpractice attorney, especially an attorney who is also a licensed medical doctor, such as Dr. Bruce Fagel, can find this connection and help the victim of medical negligence be properly compensated.