Mistakes made in emergency rooms can have catastrophic and fatal consequences. We spoke with Nancy Winkler, an injury attorney based in Philadelphia, to learn more about medical malpractice in emergency rooms. She says that if you lost a loved one or suffered a severe injury in an emergency room, a lawyer can investigate to determine if malpractice or negligence played a role in the injury or loss.
Nancy Winkler is a partner at Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. Contact her now at 888-644-4288. Learn more at her AskTheLawyers.com™ profile:
Topics covered in this interview:
0:32 - How common is emergency room medical malpractice?
1:17 - What are the different types of medical malpractice that occur in the ER?
2:08 - How do emergency room errors occur? Is it due to the hectic nature of the environment?
3:08 - Is it only the doctors who are responsible for errors? Or does responsibility lie with the nurses as well?
3:37 - What are some examples of malpractice in emergency rooms?
4:48 - Are people without insurance discriminated against? Do they receive worse treatment?
6:55 - How do you know when to get an attorney involved about medical malpractice?
8:19 - What do you need to prove that malpractice occurred?
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