Hospital emergency rooms are designed to accommodate a large number of patients suffering from a wide range of immediate medical problems. ER employees are trained to respond to injuries and ailments quickly and efficiently, with the goal of preventing serious complications and saving lives. Unfortunately, as emergency rooms get busier and busier, emergency room negligence has become almost commonplace. ERs are often understaffed and can be a stressful place to work, but this does not mean they get a free pass to provide substandard medical care to patients. Some of the most common types of emergency room errors include:
- Misdiagnosis or late diagnosis
- Medication errors
- Contaminated blood transfusions
- Inadequate monitoring
- Failure to completely evaluate the patient’s condition