What is the name of your state? TX
Do malpractice suits only pertain to long term injury or death?
Situation:
7 year old diabetic was taken to ER due to ketones and high blood sugar.
Nurse left them (child and parent) in a room for 4 hours without checking up, without checking blood sugar, without giving insulin, without trying to flush ketones, and was no where to be found. Finally, (4 hours later) 7 year old was admitted to the hospital, once there, the Doctor came in and pointed out that this was an emergency situation and the child needed IMMEDIATE care, and claimed that the only reason for admittance was because of a delay in care. Had proper procedures been followed in ER, child would not have needed to be admitted. The nurse was confronted due to the fact that no one (including doctor) was able to 'find' her. She 'claimed' she had checked on the child, however she was busy. When the child was admitted the records were looked over and it was determined that NOTHING had been done in the ER. The child has been there for 2 days so far, and looking at another day. What steps can be taken at this point? How do you file a 'formal' complaint? And, is this grounds for a suit. This nurse has been working there for quite some time now, and would like to prevent this from happening again, as it could have been fatal. TIAWhat is the name of your state?
Do malpractice suits only pertain to long term injury or death?
Situation:
7 year old diabetic was taken to ER due to ketones and high blood sugar.
Nurse left them (child and parent) in a room for 4 hours without checking up, without checking blood sugar, without giving insulin, without trying to flush ketones, and was no where to be found. Finally, (4 hours later) 7 year old was admitted to the hospital, once there, the Doctor came in and pointed out that this was an emergency situation and the child needed IMMEDIATE care, and claimed that the only reason for admittance was because of a delay in care. Had proper procedures been followed in ER, child would not have needed to be admitted. The nurse was confronted due to the fact that no one (including doctor) was able to 'find' her. She 'claimed' she had checked on the child, however she was busy. When the child was admitted the records were looked over and it was determined that NOTHING had been done in the ER. The child has been there for 2 days so far, and looking at another day. What steps can be taken at this point? How do you file a 'formal' complaint? And, is this grounds for a suit. This nurse has been working there for quite some time now, and would like to prevent this from happening again, as it could have been fatal. TIAWhat is the name of your state?