All Articles Tagged With: "Emergency Room"
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Ohio Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Mistreatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis
A young man whose legs were partially amputated as the result of a necrotizing fasciitis infection, which involves a flesh-eating bacteria, has filed medical malpractice lawsuits against a number of doctors and two hospitals, alleging that the infection was mistreated.
Emergency Room Malpractice Lawsuits Filed Over Deaths from Delays
Three hospital malpractice lawsuits have been filed recently against facilities who allegedly failed to treat patients in a timely manner, contributing to the deaths of one adult woman and two newborns.
Ohio Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Misdiagnosed Cardiac Arrest
A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed last month against an Ohio hospital for failure to diagnose cardiac arrest and heart failure when a 62 year-old woman arrived at the hospital by ambulance with symptoms of the problems. After being discharged with a diagnosis of headaches and shortness of breath, she died later that day. [...]
Emergency Room Delays May Put Patient Lives At Risk
New research suggests that about a quarter of patients who need emergency care are not being seen in a safe amount of time due to America’s increasingly crowded hospital emergency rooms. Delays could have a ripple effect, resulting in higher rates of morbidity and mortality in hospitals.
Illinois Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Diagnose Stroke
A misdiagnosis lawsuit has been filed by an Illinois who alleges that three doctors committed medical negligence for failing to diagnose a stroke after viewing the results of a CT scan.
New FDA Program Targets Medication Misuse, Accidental Overdoses
The FDA has launched a new program called the “Safe Use Initiative,” which agency officials hope will cut down on medication injuries that could have been prevented.
Emergency Room Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Heart Attack Treatment
The family of a deceased California police officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an emergency room doctor they say abandoned efforts to save the retired officer’s life after a heart attack so that he could could steal his Rolex watch.
Arizona Malpractice Lawsuits Against Emergency Doctors Limited
A bill signed into law this week by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will make it more difficult for Arizona medical malpractice lawsuits to succeed against emergency room doctors.
Staph Infection Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Results in $5.45M Award
A New York jury awarded $5.45 million last month in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a man who nearly died after a hospital misdiagnosed his staph infection.
Maryland Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Results in $4M Award
A Maryland jury awarded $3,991,000 to the family of a 9 year-old boy who developed cerebral palsy from a lack of oxygen to the brain before or during birth, which was found to have been caused by the medical negligence of an emergency room physician and obstetrician.
