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Nearly half of all medical malpractice incidents occur in emergency rooms throughout the country. People go to emergency rooms because of accidents or acute illness. Two of the leading causes of malpractice allegations, heart attacks and acute appendicitis are two of the leading reasons people go to an emergency room. In these cases misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis can have disastrous results.

Millions of people have no choice and are forced to seek emergency room intervention in their lives each year. Some emergency rooms are overcrowded and understaffed, and therefore are high stress environments where mistakes are likely to occur. Staff is sometimes inadequately trained and poor procedures are in place for the administration of medication, another area where mistakes can be made.

Common emergency errors include misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, inappropriate medication or dosage, failure to diagnose correctly and negligence. Emergency room errors can lead to injury, permanent disability and even death.

If you live in San Francisco, California or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about has been the victim of an emergency room error, please contact an experienced emergency room malpractice attorney at The Cochran Firm's San Francisco office today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to learn about your legal rights in this matter and whether you are entitled to compensation for your losses.

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