Erie Hospital Ran Out of Blood, Death Lawsuit Says
A woman says that her 46-year-old husband died because an Erie hospital ran out of blood while treating him after a motorcycle crash. The man was a high school wrestling coach. According to this article by the Associated Press, the woman has sued Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA saying the hospital had only 16 units of blood available when her husband died of pelvic bleeding after the crash on July 24, 2008.
The article stated that doctors wanted to operate on the man in Erie, but decided to transfer him to a Pittsburgh hospital because a radiologist wasn’t comfortable working on pelvic injuries. The lawsuit claims he died while waiting for a medical helicopter after the hospital ran out of blood.
When patients have been treated with substandard care by a doctor or healthcare provider and suffer an injury or disability as a result, the patients have been the victim of medical malpractice. Misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgical errors, prescription drug errors, birth injuries, failure to treat diseases, delay in treatment, and negligence are just a few examples of medical malpractice. People of all ages are at risk for medical malpractice, including children, adults, and the elderly.
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