Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Arkansas

head injury resulting in death

My father fell and injured his back at home., he could no longer walk unassisted. He then had to use a wheelchair. we had a van to pick him and his chair up to take him to his dyalisis. at the treatment center they let him get up out of his chair and walk alone to the bathroom where he fell and hit his head. they sent him home where he went into a coma. He was taken to the hospital where they said that the fall had caused a bleed on his brain and blew his brain stem. He died 12 hours later.He was 79 years old


Asked on 1/17/03, 4:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Slater David P. Slater, Esq.

Re: head injury resulting in death

This is a negligence case not a med. mal. Alot depends upon whether the treatment facility was aware of his condition and the facts surrounding the incident. The value of the matter is also limited due to age and the coma.

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Answered on 1/17/03, 6:18 pm


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