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A New York hospital was ordered to pay a woman more than $17 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit on May 27, 2008. The woman claimed that in 2003 while she delivered a healthy baby girl, there was damage to her organs which ultimately resulted in the removal of a transplanted pancreas she had received in 1995 to help treat diabetes. Igby Goes Down rip Body Double hd   Her attorneys claimed that during the Caesarean delivery, due to poor planning, the medical staff cut the connection between her pancreas and bladder. This caused the pancreatic fluid and urine to leak into her abdominal cavity. This fluid, being very acidic, burned her organs, ate through her abdominal wall, and lastly required the removal of her pancreas. A Fish Called Wanda download Timecop video   The hospital officials state that they plan to appeal the verdict. While they regret the complications…
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The Forgotten film An Ohio woman was awarded a $22.6 million verdict on May 19th, 2008 in a birth trauma suit. She claimed that during birth, the baby became stuck in the birth canal for 13.5 hours. The delivery took place on September 4, 1997. The jury found both the doctor and the medical facility liable for negligence. They determined that the doctor and medical facility had foreknowledge that the actions they took would have resulted in brain damage. Stuart Little 2 psp During the trial, the jury heard medical evidence that showed that prior to the delivery, doctors discovered that the first time mother had a narrow pelvic cavity and that at the time of delivery, the baby weighed over 9 pounds. The Bounty film The plaintiff argued that the doctor knew that the baby would not fit through the birth canal. The doctor attempted to treat the problem…
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A new medical device is being used to help prevent the consequences of birth injury. The device is called the Olympic Cool-Cap machine. It is being used to treat healthy, full term infants who have suffered birth trauma due to lack of oxygen. Sunset Park movie Love Comes Lately film buy Taxi Toy Soldiers movie The lack of oxygen during birth can result in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, which is attributed to causing cerebral palsy or even fatality. The new medical device functions as a way to lower a baby’s body temperature after suffering from birth injury to help prevent the devastating consequences of lack of oxygen. The Olympic Cool-Cap machine is the only medical device of its kind to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Because the medical device is relatively new, long term studies have not shown the devices effectiveness, although the manufacturers of the device…
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