jimnyc
11-17-2018, 05:40 PM
This will be an interesting case all the way around. Medication she is allergic to, and ignoring the DNR. So the woman who shouldn't even be here, of course instantly goes the route of $$$ - and she'll likely get a boatload!
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New Mexico woman sues hospital for resuscitating her
A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights.
The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit this week in New Mexico state district court against Santa Fe's Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.
The lawsuit filed on behalf Sams, a writer known for books on spirituality, says the hospital and a doctor who was treating her are to blame for her going into cardiac arrest. The lawsuit says Sams was given a painkiller even after she told staff she was allergic to it.
Court documents say the negligence was compounded when hospital personnel resuscitated her — something she did not want.
Christus spokesman Arturo Delgado declined to comment.
Sams is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mexico-woman-sues-hospital-resuscitating-59260167
A New Mexico author has filed a lawsuit against Santa Fe’s Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center claiming that the hospital violated her "do not resuscitate"(DNR) order and revived her after she went into cardiac arrest.
“The DNR met all statutory requirements, and was valid and binding upon Plaintiff’s health care providers, including Defendants Gagan and Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center,” the lawsuit said. "Defendants had notice of the existence that Plaintiff had signed the DNR. Plaintiff Sams was wearing a purple bracelet issued by the hospital and labeled ‘DNR.’”
Not only did the hospital ignore Jamie Sams' DNR, but she also claims that it was their fault that she suffered cardiac arrest in the first place. She said that the emergency room doctor, Jamie Gagan, administered an IV with Dilaudid, a medication that she is allergic to.
“As a result of being revived, Plaintiff continues to experience severe pain, disability and limitations and further, will incur extensive expenses throughout the remainder of her life,” the lawsuit states.
https://woai.iheart.com/content/2018-11-17-woman-sues-hospital-for-resuscitating-her/
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New Mexico woman sues hospital for resuscitating her
A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights.
The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit this week in New Mexico state district court against Santa Fe's Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.
The lawsuit filed on behalf Sams, a writer known for books on spirituality, says the hospital and a doctor who was treating her are to blame for her going into cardiac arrest. The lawsuit says Sams was given a painkiller even after she told staff she was allergic to it.
Court documents say the negligence was compounded when hospital personnel resuscitated her — something she did not want.
Christus spokesman Arturo Delgado declined to comment.
Sams is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mexico-woman-sues-hospital-resuscitating-59260167
A New Mexico author has filed a lawsuit against Santa Fe’s Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center claiming that the hospital violated her "do not resuscitate"(DNR) order and revived her after she went into cardiac arrest.
“The DNR met all statutory requirements, and was valid and binding upon Plaintiff’s health care providers, including Defendants Gagan and Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center,” the lawsuit said. "Defendants had notice of the existence that Plaintiff had signed the DNR. Plaintiff Sams was wearing a purple bracelet issued by the hospital and labeled ‘DNR.’”
Not only did the hospital ignore Jamie Sams' DNR, but she also claims that it was their fault that she suffered cardiac arrest in the first place. She said that the emergency room doctor, Jamie Gagan, administered an IV with Dilaudid, a medication that she is allergic to.
“As a result of being revived, Plaintiff continues to experience severe pain, disability and limitations and further, will incur extensive expenses throughout the remainder of her life,” the lawsuit states.
https://woai.iheart.com/content/2018-11-17-woman-sues-hospital-for-resuscitating-her/