5 Ways to Avoid Holiday Emergency Room Malpractice

During holiday periods there are always many ways to over indulge, whether it is on food, over exertion, or high levels of stress. This often means a possible trip to the emergency room at the local hospital.



Emergency rooms are often understaffed during this time because of vacations of doctors and other care staff, which means your level of care can suffer.



Top 5 ways to avoid emergency room malpractice are:

1. Make sure you are seen by a qualified doctor that has completed all of their post graduate training, and works for the hospital. ER's are often staffed with doctors in training, (residents) and should be supervised by an experience senior physcian. If you are seen by a resident, you should also ask to be seen by the attending physcian to assure the same diagnosis.


2. Try to ask a lot of questions such as, "What is the reason for this test, or medication?" "Are there any alternative treatments for my situation?" "What happens if I don't have the recommended treatment?" This way you can make an intelligent decision as to the right treatment.


3. X-rays and MRI's need to be read by the attending radiologist, not the emergency room radiology resident. if the attending radiologist isn't available, ask the ER doctor to read the films themself.


4. Ask if any medication given to you in pill or IV line, has a potential for allergic reaction. Because allergic reactions can either kill you or cause other serious problems, you must be aware of them.

5. If you have any medical allergies be sure to tell the ER staff so they can make note of it on your medical chart. Medical allergy bracelets should be available to warn the staff of your allergies, so be sure to ask if they don't provide one for you.

Malpractice attorneys advise keeping these tips in mind while in an ER during holiday periods.

If, unfortunately, something does go wrong when visting an ER, and a lawsuit is filed against a doctor or hospital, lawsuit cash advances are often available from companies that will advance cash based on the strenght of the malpractice case, months, or even years before the case settles.

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