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Philadelphia, PA personal injury attorney Leon Aussprung M.D., ESQ. talks about some common errors that lead to emergency room malpractice and the causes of these errors. He highlights that in the emergency room, time is critical, and the speed of interventions can determine outcomes. This is especially true in cases involving heart attacks, strokes, or infections. A patient may receive the correct antibiotic, but if it is administered six or eight hours too late, the infection may progress beyond the point of effective treatment. Similarly, a stroke may be properly diagnosed, but without timely consultation from a neurologist or the appropriate thrombolytic therapy within the treatment window, the outcome can be severely compromised. In emergency medicine, rapid response and adherence to critical timelines are paramount.
