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[beckod]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana
4 years ago my cousin, a 42 year old white female had a hysterectomy and hemorrhaged and had to have blood transfusion, she was given the "wrong blood" and her health began to deteriorate at that time and 5 months ago was given another transfusion and immediately the deterioration of her condition worsened. Who is responsible for this "medical mistake"? We buried her yesterday.

[ecmst12]

There is no way to determine if a mistake that rose to the level of malpractice did occur, and if it did who committed it, without a complete and thorough review of her medical records for the past 4 years.

[lya]

A 40-ish year-old woman who requires blood transfusions and is described as having a deteriorating condition has more wrong with her than having experienced an adverse reaction to a blood transfusion administered four years ago.

Multiple blood transfusion can result in reactions similar or equal to that of receiving the wrong blood type in a transfusion. Blood transfusions predispose the patient to an immune system response. Even receiving the correct blood type in a transfusion can lead to an immune system response that is life-threatening.

I am aware of only liver damage and immunse system response problems as the only longterm damages from a blood transfusion and those usually result from multiple transfusions.