Medical Legal

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Plaintiff
 Childbirth plaintiff Surgical injuries and repair Cervical epidural abscess Failed Repair of Iliac Artery Perforation Stent Placement Injury Ureters Cut during LAVH
Defense
 Sterilization defense Childbirth defense Ureter injury defense Transitional L5 Vertebra Unstable angina defense

Childbirth defense

Allegation: doctor missed wandering electrode during delivery
Goal: to prove that doctor could not have seen the electrode, which the nurse cut off from the wire, left in and neglected to inform doctor when delivery changed to C-section
Solution: exhibits show anatomical relationships of the uterus and abdominal wall, C-section incisions with no view of abdominal cavity and the doctor’s vantage point

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