New Jersey Emergency Room Errors Lawyer
Emergency rooms (ERs) can be inherently chaotic settings, with patients experiencing serious injuries and life-threatening conditions and the need for rapid decision-making. However, emergency rooms in New Jersey are legally required to take certain measures to minimize the risk of errors as much as possible.
When an ER falls short of this responsibility, preventable patient injuries and deaths can arise. If you or a loved one has been injured due to an emergency room error, contact the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Hasson, P.C. for a free case evaluation. You may be entitled to financial compensation through a New Jersey medical malpractice claim.
Why Trust Jeffrey S. Hasson and His Team?
- Our team of attorneys has over 90 years of combined experience.
- We have successfully resolved thousands of personal injury and malpractice cases in New Jersey.
- Our law firm has obtained multiple six-figure and seven-figure settlements and verdicts.
- We are not afraid to go up against emergency rooms and their insurance companies in New Jersey.
- You won’t pay us anything unless we win your emergency room error case.
The Benefits of Hiring a New Jersey Emergency Room Errors Lawyer
A personal injury claim for emergency room errors is a type of medical malpractice case. These are New Jersey’s most legally complex types of personal injury claims. They involve highly technical issues, laws, standards of patient care and filing requirements. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you consult with an attorney before proceeding with a claim or lawsuit.
An experienced medical malpractice attorney in New Jersey will be able to conduct a comprehensive case investigation, search for and collect evidence against the ER, hire qualified medical experts, and handle insurance companies and hospital defense teams to maximize your case outcome. Meanwhile, you can focus on healing from your injury, illness, condition or infection.
Examples of Emergency Room Errors
A negligent emergency room or hospital could become the setting for many harmful medical errors, such as:
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to treat
- Delayed diagnosis
- Misdiagnosis
- Medication errors
- Patient mix-ups
- Unsanitary tools and infections
- Failure to monitor
- Premature patient discharge
- Surgical mistakes
- Anesthesia errors
When a patient does not receive the proper medical care and treatment he or she needs during a trip to an ER, it can have disastrous health consequences.
How to Prove an Emergency Room Error Case
An emergency room error claim comes with specific legal requirements in New Jersey. Proving that an emergency room made a negligent mistake takes compelling evidence that the ER failed to follow accepted medical standards, and that this caused the patient’s injury.
There are four main elements of proof:
- A doctor-patient relationship existed.
- The doctor or facility failed to meet the required standard of care.
- The emergency room error caused the patient’s injury.
- The patient suffered real damages as a result.
Not every poor health outcome after visiting an emergency room in New Jersey is considered malpractice. Generally, there must be evidence of a breach of the professional standard of care, or an error that a reasonably prudent medical provider would not have made under similar circumstances.
Injured Due to Emergency Room Error? Contact Us for a Free Consultation
If you or someone you love is a victim of an emergency room error in Bergen County, Teaneck, Union City, Newark, or anywhere in New Jersey, our lawyers at the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Hasson, P.C. are here to help you understand your rights and determine whether your case has merit under our state’s medical malpractice laws. We are passionate about helping patients seek justice for preventable medical mistakes. Contact us online or call (201) 645-4374 now to arrange your free consultation.