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Belleville Family Sues Doctor and Hospital for Birth Injury
According to the Madison St. Clair Record, Jennifer and Lance Schenider filed a lawsuit against Protestant Memorial Medical Center doing business as Memorial Hospital and Dr. Michael E. Herrmann. The parents allege their daughter, Sophia Schenider, suffered a brain injury during the birth process and action of both hospital and doctor caused her cerebral palsy. The Scheniders claim their daughter was born with hypoxic brain injury, which is when the brain does not receive enough oxygen during the birthing process. Because of her brain injury, Sophia developed cerebral palsy. Sophia lost enjoyment of a normal life and sustains disfigurement, disability, pain and suffering, according to the complaint. Sophia Schenider has no ability to become adequately educated, has suffered impaired earning capacity, and will continue to incur large medical costs, the lawsuit states. Her parents allege the hospital and Dr. Hermann caused Sophia’s injuries by negligently rupturing membranes when her head…
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Settlement of $6.5 Million in Birth Injury Case
A child, who experienced extensive brain damage more than 10 years ago at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital while her mother was in labor, has been awarded a settlement of $6.5 million. The lawsuit claims that the hospital did not perform a timely cesarean operation when the mother was in labor with her child. The result of the delay is that her child is suffering from cerebral palsy and mental retardation, each directly related to the birth injuries incurred. This means that the child requires constant care, experiences seizures and has no options for employment or independent living in the future. Her mother filed and pursued the lawsuit against the hospital and the delivering physician on order to secure damages and the ability to provide the 24 hour care that her daughter will need for the rest of her life. Medical expenses and health care as well as constant care are…
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Infant Dies Amid Heparin Scandal
One infant who was given overdoses of the blood thinner heparin died Tuesday morning (July 8). The mistake that lead to the widespread overdose at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi occurred in the pharmacy last Thursday where personnel mistakenly mixed the pediatric version of heparin with other solutions, including saline. Two pharmacy staffers are on voluntary leave until the investigation is resolved. Quiet City rip Moonstruck film The Dark Backward dvd The deceased infant was already very sick before the heparin overdose, so hospital officials do not know yet how much the drug affected the infant’s health. The pending autopsy will tell for sure. The pharmaceutical error was discovered by nurses running routine blood work. Though heparin is commonly prescribed to newborns (especially those born prematurely), too much heparin can cause serious damage. So far, at least 17 babies at Christus Spohn are known to…
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