Emergency Room Errors Lawyer Halifax

Emergency rooms can be some of the busiest areas in hospitals, with high patient volume and long wait times for patients who require care. This busy environment requires medical professionals to make fast and accurate judgement calls to ensure that patients receive care as quickly and efficiently as possible. When a medical professional does not take the necessary measures to ensure a patient’s safety, critical warning signs can be overlooked with devastating consequences.

At Wagners, we represent individuals in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador who have been injured as a result of oversight, inattention, or error in the emergency department.

The first point of contact for patients in an emergency room is usually a triage assessment. A triage assessment, usually performed by a nurse upon a patient’s arrival to the emergency department, can dictate the speed at which that patient will receive care. Overlooking clinically concerning symptoms at this stage can result in a critically ill patient waiting hours to be seen by a physician, delaying necessary or time-sensitive treatment.

The next point of contact is generally a re-assessment, either by a nurse or a physician, which often occurs when the patient is formally admitted to the emergency department. At this stage, healthcare providers have a responsibility to perform a fresh assessment of the patient, including their own necessary examinations and asking relevant questions pertaining to the patient’s medical condition. When medical practitioners skip steps or rely upon a triage assessment rather than perform their own examination, they may miss critical changes in a patient’s condition.

When patients attend the emergency room, they place their trust and health in the hands of the doctors and nurses overseeing their care. In this fast-paced environment, mistakes, oversights, or “cutting corners” to save time for medical professionals can have devastating consequences for those seeking care.

Our lawyers take a comprehensive approach to investigating the cause of emergency room errors, and determining liability. We understand that injuries caused by emergency room errors can result in profound injuries that fundamentally alter the rest of a patient’s life. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of emergency room error, we at Wagners can help you obtain the financial compensation needed to support your recovery and quality of life.