Delayed Treatment in Emergency Rooms
During an unexpected trip to the emergency room, you may need medical treatment immediately for your injuries. However, emergency rooms are commonly filled to capacity, and people suffering from serious conditions may be forced to wait while doctors and nurses focus their attention on patients with even more life-threatening injuries.
Some of these waits are understandable. However, some patients report delays in treatment so significant that their conditions worsened severely. If priority treatment is not provided to patients who need it most, these patients may have been subjected to an unreasonable delay in treatment. To learn more about your legal options in this situation, contact a Philadelphia delayed treatment lawyer from Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130.
Delayed Treatment and Urgent Conditions
An unreasonable delay in treatment can occur if ER workers fail to follow protocol, are under-trained, or are suffering from the fatigue of long stressful hours. However, certain conditions may need treatment immediately to prevent them from escalating or resulting in permanent disability, coma, or death, including:
- Heart attacks
- Strokes
- Brain aneurysms
- Bacterial meningitis
- Appendicitis
- Gunshot or stab wounds
With these injuries, a delay in treatment may make the difference between life and death. It is of the utmost importance that hospital workers and doctors recognize the seriousness of these situations and promptly take the appropriate actions.
Contact Us
If you or a loved one has suffered from a serious medical condition as a result of an unreasonable delay in treatment, contact the Philadelphia delayed treatment attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. by calling 215-238-1130.