When you seek help in an emergency room, you are placing your life in the hands of medical professionals who are legally bound to a specific standard of care. If you have been injured by medical negligence in the ER, a DeLand emergency room error lawyer at The Florida Firm can determine what parties acted negligently and fight for the compensation you deserve.
At Colling Gilbert Wright, our reputation for excellence is well established, and many of our clients come to us through referrals from other attorneys who recognize our diligence and effectiveness. With decades of experience handling multidistrict and complex litigation, our medical malpractice attorneys have the resources to challenge even the largest hospital systems and secure a just outcome.
What Are the Most Commonly Reported Emergency Room Errors and Injuries?
The fast-paced, high-pressure environment of an emergency room is no excuse for medical negligence. When hospital staff fail to follow established protocols, the results can be catastrophic. Common ER errors include:
Diagnostic Failures
Misdiagnosing life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes, or pulmonary embolisms as less serious ailments like acid reflux or anxiety.
Medication Mistakes
Administering the wrong dosage or a medication that triggers a known allergic reaction can lead to fatal anaphylactoid reactions.
Laboratory and Imaging Oversights
Failing to order necessary tests or misinterpreting X-rays, CT scans, and blood work that clearly indicate an acute medical crisis.
Patient Neglect
Leaving critically ill patients in hallways or waiting rooms without proper monitoring can lead to preventable falls or sudden clinical decline.
The consequences of these errors are often permanent, resulting in traumatic brain injuries, organ failure, or wrongful death. If an emergency room error has forever changed your life, contact our DeLand attorneys to discuss your legal rights and options to seek financial recovery.
Seeking Compensation After an Emergency Room Error
In Florida, the standard of care is defined as the level of care, skill, and treatment which, in light of all relevant surrounding circumstances, is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar healthcare providers. If the attending physician or other healthcare provider breached this standard of care, a DeLand emergency room error attorney at The Florida Firm can help you seek compensation for your injuries.
A medical malpractice claim cannot proceed without a verified written medical expert opinion. We maintain a network of world-class specialists who can testify when a reasonably competent doctor in the same field would have acted differently under the same circumstances. At Colling Gilbert Wright, we have the resources and courtroom experience to hold negligent hospital systems and their staff fully accountable.
We can meticulously investigate staffing logs, electronic health records, and internal communications to prove that the standard of care was breached. Our attorneys can fight for economic damages to reimburse you for additional medical bills, lost wages, and the cost of long-term life care. We can also seek non-economic damages for the physical pain, emotional trauma, and loss of enjoyment of life caused by the facility’s negligence.
Contact a DeLand Emergency Room Error Attorney Today
The entire team at Colling Gilbert Wright has fought for decades to hold negligent healthcare providers accountable and secured life-changing results for our clients. Our record includes landmark victories such as a $7.5 million verdict for a failure to diagnose a heart condition and a $4.7 million recovery for wrongful death due to negligent medication.
We believe that every victim deserves exceptional representation, which is why we operate on a contingency fee basis—you pay nothing unless we recover for you. Contact a DeLand emergency room error lawyer at The Florida Firm today for a free, confidential consultation and let us help you tread the path to justice.