Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Pennsylvania
Is there something I can do, to the hospital that did not pay attetion?
My daughter 3yrs old bit her lip, it was bleeding and had a few blood blisters. well i took her to the local er. we arrived and she had to use the bathroom well she did and i noticed blood from her urine. they got us into a room 30 minutes later and examined her. they try to stick a cathader inside 3 or 4 times well they was not sucessful they called the dr in he looked down there and said she had abrasions, send her to childrens hospital they thought abuse right off plus she had 4 bruises on her body. i did not no were they come from i was out of town all day and my babysitter of 1 yr had her. i thought the same they called the state police and all that. well 3 and half hours we got trasnported by ambulance to the other hospital. as soon as we arrived they examined her and found she had patecha all over and did a cbc and found her blood count was 4 and her platlets was 2... she was bleeding internally ultra sound showed bladder had alot of blood in it. they diagnosed her with thrombocystopenia and anemia..
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Is there something I can do, to the hospital that did not pay attetion?
I'm sorry your daughter had such a difficult time. I hope she recovered & is OK. And that's the question. You don't mention her status. If she's OK, there's no claim worth pursuing.
Re: Is there something I can do, to the hospital that did not pay attetion?
If you are considering a malpractice suit, you should contact a medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible. Many, if not most, malpractice attorneys will provide an initial phone consultation without charge.
As I will explain below, I would not be interested in considering this case. This is my opinion only. Another attorney may feel differently, so if you are considering a malpractice suit, I urge you to contact another malpractice attorney through this list, your county Bar Association or the Yellow Pages.
You encountered a callous attitude in the first emergency room. This is unfortunate, but by itself does not give rise to lawsuit.
It appears that the emergency room recognized that your daughter required specialized care from a children�s hospital care and acted in a timely manner to transfer her to the proper level of care.
One of the most important things a doctor must do is to recognize when a medical problem exceeds his expertise, and arrange proper care with another professional. In spite of the attitude, it sounds like this doctor did the right thing, and put your daughter in the hands of people who figured out what was going on.
I�m sorry for your experience and wish you the best for your daughter.
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