The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

Nearly half of all incidents of medical malpractice occur in the emergency rooms around this country. Emergency room mistakes often lead to injuries, permanent disability and even death.

Common emergency room errors include the failure to evaluate the patient properly, misdiagnoses, delayed diagnoses, failure to diagnose, delayed treatment, diagnostic testing mistakes, inappropriate medication or the wrong dose. Reasons for these mistakes may include the emergency room is overcrowded and understaffed, the facilities are inadequate to deliver an expected standard of care and treatment, the staff is inadequately trained, and record keeping procedures and medication administering procedures are lacking.

However, none of these reasons matter to a person injured or killed by medical malpractice or negligence. If you have suffered because of emergency room medical malpractice you are entitled to be compensated for your losses. You may be entitled to damages for current and future medical expenses, current and future loss of wages, long term care expenses, rehabilitation costs and in the event of a death, final expenses.

If you live in Miami, Florida or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about was injured or died due to emergency room medical malpractice, please contact the Miami, Florida office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced emergency room medical malpractice attorney, at no cost to you to protect your legal rights.

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