St. Louis Medical Malpractice Attorney

Emergency Room Negligence

Millions of Americans place their lives in the hands of ER doctors and medical staff every year. Yet nearly half of all medical malpractice injuries are caused by medical professionals in emergency rooms. Hospitals have a duty to make emergency rooms safe and efficient while minimizing the risk of errors and potential injury to patients. Hospital staff should be properly trained and screened regularly. Policies and procedures should be in place to ensure errors are reduced.

The medical malpractice attorneys at Millikan Wright LLC are experienced trial lawyers and are not afraid to take a case to court if that is the client's desire. We represent a wide variety of emergency room negligence and malpractice cases, including:

• Heart attack | myocardial infarction (MI)
• Negligent resuscitation | CPR
• Pulmonary embolism (PE)
• Misdiagnosis
• Failure to diagnose
• Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
• Patient dumping
• Surgical errors
• Acute coronary syndrome

Causes of emergency room negligence

Mistakes made in the emergency room are rarely a single occurrence. In most cases, emergency room medical malpractice cases indicate a much larger issue. Emergency room negligence and medical malpractice is usually the result of:

• Hospital understaffing
• ER over crowding
• Poor personnel training
• Outdated or inadequate equipment
• Unsanitary conditions
• Unethical or inadequate policies and procedures
• Fatigued medical personnel.

Compensation for emergency room malpractice

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed as the result of emergency room malpractice, you may be entitled to compensation. Typical compensation may include:

• Pain and suffering
• Rehabilitation
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of companionship
• Long-term disability
• Long-term care expenses
• Current and future medical bills
• Current and future loss of wages
• Burial expenses

The medical malpractice attorneys at Millikan Wright LLC know exactly what is needed to prove emergency room negligence and medical malpractice cases. Our results demonstrate our commitment to our clients seeking financial compensation for mistakes by doctors and medical professionals.

The Missouri Injury Attorneys of Millikan Wright LLC focus serving the needs of the greater St. Louis Metropolitan area. On the Missouri side, our lawyers represent people injured in St. Louis city, St. Louis county, Jefferson county, Franklin county, St. Charles county, and Lincoln county. On the Illinois side, our attorneys represent people hurt in Madison county, St. Clair county and Monroe county.