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Child Physically Assaulted Outside of Daycare Facility

This case involves a child care provider who dealt with young children. The daycare provider was associated with a series of youth groups in an urban area. During the day, children were free to go to a number of “stations”…

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Neurologist’s Workup of Stroke Patient Contributes to Cerebral Death

This case involves a seventy-seven-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and infrequent palpitations who presented to the hospital with an acute onset of slurred speech. The patient arrived outside of the window period for the administration of…

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Emergency Medicine Physician Fails to Diagnose Septic Arthritis

This case involves a twelve-year-old boy who was taken by EHS to a tertiary care facility with severe knee pain. The patient’s mother stated that a week prior to presentation, the patient experienced symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection…

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Elderly Patient Dies During Transport From Nursing Home to Hospital

This case involves a ninety-two-year-old male resident of a nursing home facility who presented to the emergency room with altered mental status and confusion. The patient had recently been hospitalized for Legionella pneumonia, chronic kidney disease, and congestive heart failure.…

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HIV Patient Dies From Sepsis

This case involves a thirty-seven-year-old man, diagnosed with HIV, who presented to the emergency department with progressive shortness of breath. He complained of a productive cough with white sputum and also had a persistent, unrelenting fever. He explained to physicians…

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School Injury – Student Loses Fingers in Woodshop Class

This case involves an accident in a woodshop class. The plaintiff, a seventeen-year-old male, was a student at a large, urban, public school, and he participated in woodshop class. He was told to use a jointer machine, which is a…

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Mismanaged Oral Cancer Leads to Neutropenia and Death

This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old man who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and tongue. The cancer was stage III at the time of diagnosis and the oncologist on the patient’s case sought the input from several…

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Spinal Surgery Leads to Dural Tear and Spinal Fluid Leak

This case involves a patient who underwent a cervical total disc arthroplasty and placement of a cervical implant device that was met with complications. Following the procedure, the patient experienced new-onset neurological damage due to the postoperative complications including worsening…

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Missed Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis Leads to Developmental Delays

This case involves an infant who suffered severe brain damage secondary to a delayed diagnosis of chorioamnionitis. The primary claim is that there were subtle signs of infection that warranted prompt intervention before the fetus became severely infected. The mother…

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Young Female Sexually Assaulted at Private School

This case involves sexual assault at a school. The plaintiff, a twelve-year-old female, was placing items in her locker after school had ended. At this time, a thirteen-year-old male grabbed her by the shoulders, pushed her against the lockers, brought…

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