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[KingstonsMom]

@I am still oxox

Yes. My brother was in a critical car accident, where he had traumatic brain injury.

Long story short, he had a feeding tube that by protocol was supposed to be monitored to make sure it hadn't dislodged.

The monitoring wasn't done and it did dislodge, becoming imbedded in his esophagus, where it caused a blood infection that his body couldn't fight off and he died 6 months later.

His wife and children sued for malpractice and were awarded $3.1M, I testified at the trial.

But no amount of money could bring my brother back.

[Love my grandkids]

IG: That is so sad. I'm sorry for your familly's loss

[MalteseMomma]

My son died because a dr put a hole in his heart that could not be repaired while installing the wires for  a pacemaker.They sent him home to die ,which happened a week or so later .His heart just popped open. We did not sue and his wife did not sue, but she should have. They had a young daughter.

A few years later,my remaining son was called to jury duty.Low and behold ,it was a suit case against the same doctor. My son had to recuse himself from serving on that case.

BTW that little girl is now grown up and just gave me a precious baby great  granddaughter.

[RedTop]

I am aware of malpractice being proven in cases where nursing notes did not reflect proper care of the patient, due to incomplete charting of most pertinent information.    

[I am still oxox]

How about an MD admitting the injury he was treating a patient for was not in his realm of experience and letting a patient walk around with a injured bone that eventally died

[Bri36]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

How about an MD admitting the injury he was treating a patient for was not in his realm of experience and letting a patient walk around with a injured bone that eventally died

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How did the physician admit this? 

What happened to the patient when they discovered the bone had died? 

[CelticCrafter]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

How about an MD admitting the injury he was treating a patient for was not in his realm of experience and letting a patient walk around with a injured bone that eventally died

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I think in this case, the patient bears some responsibility for not taking matters into their own hands and seeking treatment from another doctor.

How long was eventually?

[Bri36]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

How about an MD admitting the injury he was treating a patient for was not in his realm of experience and letting a patient walk around with a injured bone that eventally died

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I think in this case, the patient bears some responsibility for not taking matters into their own hands and seeking treatment from another doctor.

How long was eventually?

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Not necessarily.

The doctor has a duty to properly diagnose the patient and treat him/her in a timely manner. 

[CatLoverDogsToo]

@I am still oxox To prove malpractice the doctor must have significantly deviated from the "standards of care."  MD's for the most part are not limited in the scope of their practice. However, if a particular condition warranted a referral to a specialist and that was not done, and a referral was indicated in "standard of care", then possibly malpractice may be proved. Having said that, osteonecrosis (death of bone) may be a known complication of an injury. If the doctor did follow standard of care for the particular injury, but death of bone happened, that isn't malpractice. It is a complication of the injury. Did the treating physician make you aware of potential complications at the time of the injury?  Unfortunate outcomes do not necessarily mean malpractice.  I have reviewed charts in the past to make sure "standard of care" was followed. Rarely, when reviewing a chart prior to a case being filed did I ever find that true malpractice occurred. I am not saying this is the case in your particular situation, just making you aware of some facts. I don't know what the original injury was nor do I know what the initial and follow up treatments were; therefore, I cannot be of more specific "help".

[I am still oxox]

March - June 

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

How about an MD admitting the injury he was treating a patient for was not in his realm of experience and letting a patient walk around with a injured bone that eventally died

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I think in this case, the patient bears some responsibility for not taking matters into their own hands and seeking treatment from another doctor.

How long was eventually?

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