Emergency Room

If errors on the part of an emergency room physician resulted in the misdiagnosis or inadequate treatment of a serious illness or health condition of you or someone in your family, contact the experienced Rhode Island emergency room malpractice lawyer, Attorney Christopher E. Heberg.

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We advise and represent injury clients with claims for R.I. emergency room malpractice.  There are many reasons why an ER doctor might miss the symptoms of heart disease, stroke or internal organ trauma that can kill or disable an emergency room patient.

The emergency room doctor does not have a great deal of time to make an accurate diagnosis and consider treatment options. As a result, malpractice on the part of an ER physician can have disastrous consequences for the patient and his or her family.

Generally speaking, in Rhode Island the doctor is responsible for identifying the patient’s problem and stabilizing the patient’s condition prior to discharge or transfer for further treatment. Careful examination of the patient’s physical condition, review of medical records if available, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests correctly, and making appropriate referrals are all essential for proper emergency room treatment.

A emergency room  malpractice claim in Rhode Island court might well represent the best alternative for someone who suffered harm under any of the following ER treatment circumstances:

• Failure to spot the symptoms of stroke, heart attack, heat exhaustion or bacterial infection

• Refusal to take the victim’s complaints of illness or injury seriously

• Misinterpretation of x-rays, blood tests, lab tests or other diagnostic tools — or failing to order them altogether

• Prescribing medications without checking for drug interactions or allergies

• Neglecting to consider the possibility of brain injury or internal trauma, especially in car    accident cases involving blunt force trauma to the abdomen, chest or head

• Discharge or release of the patient without identifying or stabilizing his or her condition.

R.I. medical malpractice lawyer, Attorney Christopher Heberg aggressively pursues full compensation for the victims of R.I. emergency room errors and negligence.

CONTACT THE RHODE ISLAND EMERGENCY ROOM MALPRACTICE LAWYER FOR A FREE CASE EVALUATION. CALL ATTORNEY HEBERG AT 401-228-7790 TODAY.

If you have questions regarding a R.I. emergency room error claim, contact the R.I. injury and litigation lawyer Attorney Christopher E. Heberg. We are available for weekday, evening, and weekend appointments.

Attorney Christopher E. Heberg, Rhode Island emergency room errors lawyer , serves the entire State of Rhode Island community including Providence, Cranston, Coventry, Cumberland, East Greenwich, East Providence, Johnston, Lincoln, North Kingstown, North Providence, Pawtucket, Riverside, Smithfield, Warwick, West Warwick, Warren, Woonsocket, Bristol and Barrington, RI.