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dogchopper
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I live in Georgia (if that matters)
A few weeks ago my husband committed suicide. It was unexpected. But, here is the story of why I think the hospital is at fault. (sorry if its a bit long)
He attempted suicide (i didnt know at the time) on a thursday morning by taking an overdose of his medication (paxil) and some other meds that he wasnt supposed to be taking. I thought he had just taken too many sleeping pills and I couldnt wake him up. So, by 10:00am I called 911 and they took him to the hospital. When there I told the ER doctor (and I had told the paramedics) that I thought maybe he took too many sleeping pills or that he may have accidently taken my daughters medication. He was totally confused and unresponsive for a while. Then he was babbling about how he lost his job and things like that, you could tell he was upset about that. While there in the ER The doctor asked how long he had been on Paxil because sometimes it will give you a reaction similar to his where you are totally confused, cant walk straight, and have a fever. Exactly his symptoms. Well, again I mentioned the meds.. But, for some reason because he had a fever they assumed he had a virus, that he may have gotten bitten by some bug? So they treated him with antibiotics .. admitted him into the hospital and ran ALL kinds of tests. All this time my husband kept talking about loosing his job, and he wasnt make much sense but you could tell he was upset. On the medical records it even says to have a psyc evual. BUT they didnt. They also didnt seem to check his blood for perscription meds, only for illegal drugs. SO, they let him go from the hospital Saturday afternoon at about 4:30..
That day he finally admited to me he had tried to kill himself. (after he was home) and we talked a bit, but our kids were running around so we wanted to wait till they went to bed. Well, he went downstairs to watch tv with the kids, snuck out of the house and shot himself. He had been home from the hospital for about 4 1/2 hours and he was dead.
Should the hospital have tested him for these meds? should they have gotten that psyc evual.. I know they should have, but are they liable for this? If they had known they would have surely admited him into the psyc ward??
So, is this a case >??
Nancy
A few weeks ago my husband committed suicide. It was unexpected. But, here is the story of why I think the hospital is at fault. (sorry if its a bit long)
He attempted suicide (i didnt know at the time) on a thursday morning by taking an overdose of his medication (paxil) and some other meds that he wasnt supposed to be taking. I thought he had just taken too many sleeping pills and I couldnt wake him up. So, by 10:00am I called 911 and they took him to the hospital. When there I told the ER doctor (and I had told the paramedics) that I thought maybe he took too many sleeping pills or that he may have accidently taken my daughters medication. He was totally confused and unresponsive for a while. Then he was babbling about how he lost his job and things like that, you could tell he was upset about that. While there in the ER The doctor asked how long he had been on Paxil because sometimes it will give you a reaction similar to his where you are totally confused, cant walk straight, and have a fever. Exactly his symptoms. Well, again I mentioned the meds.. But, for some reason because he had a fever they assumed he had a virus, that he may have gotten bitten by some bug? So they treated him with antibiotics .. admitted him into the hospital and ran ALL kinds of tests. All this time my husband kept talking about loosing his job, and he wasnt make much sense but you could tell he was upset. On the medical records it even says to have a psyc evual. BUT they didnt. They also didnt seem to check his blood for perscription meds, only for illegal drugs. SO, they let him go from the hospital Saturday afternoon at about 4:30..
That day he finally admited to me he had tried to kill himself. (after he was home) and we talked a bit, but our kids were running around so we wanted to wait till they went to bed. Well, he went downstairs to watch tv with the kids, snuck out of the house and shot himself. He had been home from the hospital for about 4 1/2 hours and he was dead.
Should the hospital have tested him for these meds? should they have gotten that psyc evual.. I know they should have, but are they liable for this? If they had known they would have surely admited him into the psyc ward??
So, is this a case >??
Nancy