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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Arkansas
My husband broke his leg and had to have surgery done. They did not give him any blood during surgery, and a few days later found out that he was two bags low on blood. They did a blood test on him and the lab came back with A-. The Lab Tech wrote down A+ in his charts and the hospital then in turn gave him the wrong blood during his transplant. My husband noticed after the second bag had gone in and ordered another test to be done, which came back with A-. He had no initial reaction to the mixup. In emergency situations, patients are given + if we are low on - blood. The first time this happens it is not dangerous, but your body creates antibodies against the + blood. However, if he, for any reason receives the + blood again, by accident or in an emergency, his blood will attack it and will cause his liver functions to stop and will potentially kill him. He was given the only medicine known of, called Rhogam, to diffuse the antibodies out of his system to keep his body from attacking the + blood in the future. He had a severe allergic reaction causing him to have severe muscle spasms(keep in mind he had leg surgery two days prior), chills, severe back pains, and vomiting. The emotional and physical trauma that he went through was more than any person should have to endure, not to mention the fact that he has to permanently wear a medical id bracelet stating his blood condition to save his life in an emergency situation.
Furthermore, after the transfusion the doctors were surprised to hear that this was not my husbands 1st transfusion. Shouldn't that be researched before he is given a transfusion? i feel that we do have grounds for a lawsuit, but i am having trouble finding someone to represent us due to the fact that he is not phisically handicapped or dead. i guess his blood being screwed up for the rest of his life is not considered a physical impairment. please give advise in how to proceed further and if you feel we have grounds for medical malpractice or not. thanks,
My husband broke his leg and had to have surgery done. They did not give him any blood during surgery, and a few days later found out that he was two bags low on blood. They did a blood test on him and the lab came back with A-. The Lab Tech wrote down A+ in his charts and the hospital then in turn gave him the wrong blood during his transplant. My husband noticed after the second bag had gone in and ordered another test to be done, which came back with A-. He had no initial reaction to the mixup. In emergency situations, patients are given + if we are low on - blood. The first time this happens it is not dangerous, but your body creates antibodies against the + blood. However, if he, for any reason receives the + blood again, by accident or in an emergency, his blood will attack it and will cause his liver functions to stop and will potentially kill him. He was given the only medicine known of, called Rhogam, to diffuse the antibodies out of his system to keep his body from attacking the + blood in the future. He had a severe allergic reaction causing him to have severe muscle spasms(keep in mind he had leg surgery two days prior), chills, severe back pains, and vomiting. The emotional and physical trauma that he went through was more than any person should have to endure, not to mention the fact that he has to permanently wear a medical id bracelet stating his blood condition to save his life in an emergency situation.
Furthermore, after the transfusion the doctors were surprised to hear that this was not my husbands 1st transfusion. Shouldn't that be researched before he is given a transfusion? i feel that we do have grounds for a lawsuit, but i am having trouble finding someone to represent us due to the fact that he is not phisically handicapped or dead. i guess his blood being screwed up for the rest of his life is not considered a physical impairment. please give advise in how to proceed further and if you feel we have grounds for medical malpractice or not. thanks,