What should you be aware of when visiting an Emergency Room?
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Visiting an emergency room may give you a jittery feeling. You end up being taken to an emergency room because you need immediate medical assistance that can’t wait for a formal appointment.
As soon as you reach the nearest hospital or health care centre, you will be greeted by a registration representative who will get your basic details to get you started. The information you provide will be crucial in offering you the right medical assistance.
Next, a nurse will likely run some routine tests to find the right cause of your problem, and a medical provider will evaluate your course of treatment based on the test reports. Depending on your initial test reports, you might be further taken to do a CT, EKG, X-ray or ultrasound.
Once the medical practitioners get back the results, they will decide with an experienced doctor or a team of doctors and the hospital management whether you can get the required treatment in the hospital you are currently admitted. If they don’t have enough facilities to treat you, you might be referred to the nearest hospital for your treatment.
Once your receive the course of treatment and your condition improves, you will be discharged from the hospital and asked to come for routine follow-ups. This is necessary to ensure that the treatment is working for you.
If your medical practitioner/doctor does not follow this course of treatment during your emergency room visit or fails to offer you an adequate diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up, you can file a medical malpractice lawsuit against them.
Medical malpractice isn’t new. There have been instances where people got cancer due to the negligence of their doctors. If you are in Rochester NY, the Porter Law Group can help you file lawsuits for medical negligence leading to cancer.
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