The patient’s husband filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants. This included the initial physician who discharged her home, the hospital, the EMS service that responded to the 911 call, the paramedic and EMT who responded to the call, and the 911 board.
Most medical malpractice cases are handled in state courts, but due to the fact that the plaintiff and defendants live in different states, it was handled in federal court.
The plaintiff filed a complaint, explaining their allegations against the parties involved. The allegations of negligence on the part of the physician are shown here.
The allegations against the 911 service state that the ambulance was not dispatched for 6 minutes after the 911 call, as opposed to the required 2 minutes.
The allegations against the paramedic and EMT claim that they did not start CPR in a timely manner and that they did not use a cardiac monitor while treating the patient.
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The total damages requested by the plaintiff and his lawyers is $4,500,000.
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