MRSA Skin Infection Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Filed in Florida
A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against doctors who failed to properly diagnose a man with a MRSA skin infection, which ultimately led to his death.
In the wrongful death lawsuit filed December 29, 2008, the widow of Ronald Carl alleges that doctors at Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, Florida, negligently failed to evaluate and treat a boil, which was a virulent staph infection known as MRSA, or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.
According to the complaint, Carl presented to the hospital in July with the boil, but was sent home with antibiotics and no culture test was taken to determine the nature of the condition.
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Learn MoreWhen he returned to the hospital a few days later to control his blood sugar, a culture was taken that indicated he had a MRSA infection, but he was not notified and this was not noted in his medical records.
Approximately two months after the hospital failed to properly diagnose the MRSA skin infection, Carl was readmitted to the hospital and there was a 21 hour delay before he was examined and determined to be septic with MRSA. He was placed in the intensive care unit (ICU), but suffered a cardiac arrest hours later and died the following morning.
MRSA skin infections are generally characterized by the appearance of boils on the skin that can develop into an absess. A superficial abscess can often be drained and cultured to identify certain antibiotics that the infection may respond to.
When left untreated or improperly treated, MRSA infections can be potentially life-threatening, impacting the bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs.
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17 Comments
KathleenMay 21, 2017 at 2:22 pm
On 11/21/14 I was cut on a very sharp store fixture at Walgreens. This dangerous fixture had been there for over year but nothing done. Within two days a terrible infection erupted on the cut and around it. I started taking pictures on that day, EVERY DAY through today. I have over 1,000. All doctors for next 6 months said: use neosporin, wrap in gauze, it will go away. Finally my PCP said[Show More]On 11/21/14 I was cut on a very sharp store fixture at Walgreens. This dangerous fixture had been there for over year but nothing done. Within two days a terrible infection erupted on the cut and around it. I started taking pictures on that day, EVERY DAY through today. I have over 1,000. All doctors for next 6 months said: use neosporin, wrap in gauze, it will go away. Finally my PCP said "oh my God! Get to an ID dr. right away." I saw the ID in their practice. He said it looked to him to clearly be MRSA. Did no culture, other blood work. Gave me explicit instructions of how to care for it, no antibiotic, only bactroban. Sent me home. Told me that even though it WAS MRSA he could not DIAGNOSIS MRSA. Wasn't allowed to. Had to diagnose cellulitis. (NO indications of cellulitis.) I had a series of false negatives and the doctors refused to listen to me about what this means and how it happens. Finally got a positive culture in 7/15 from a dermatologist. But this doctor has still, TO THIS DAY (5/21/17) not advised me I had this or treated me for this. Every doctor I saw TOLD me it was MRSA but said they "couldn't" write it down, had to dx cellulitis, skin rash, etc. I was in the hospital, a total of 15, yes 15, (over week each time) times to date for this. They refused again, to DIAGNOSE MRSA but TREATED for it and gave me discharge documents labeled "Your MRSA INfection." STILL no one would diagnose it. This type of treatment, TO THIS DAY has repeated itself over and over. I just had another positive MRSA culture last week. There is STRONG evidence that Lee Health, the biggie health care group that employs ALL of these doctors and hospital, has a policy or something that says that their doctors CANNOT diagnose, treat or catalog a MRSA patient because of the potential costs and the fact that they would have to report it. In the mean time I have been in agony. Every single penny of my retirement money is GONE. I am destitute. I am very close to homelessness. My last salary was $75,000. Now I have to choose between rx and food. This disease has gone into very short periods of remission and come back 6 times (2-3 weeks later) since it started. Walgreens employees have told me it was definitely their fault, apologized profusely, (including their manager) on day 2 offered me $15,000 (I turned down) and all said they would testify on my side if necessary. I'm sure Walgreens will have something to say about that but they would be guilty of perjury if they denied what they said. There is surveillance tape that shows that OBVIOUSLY it was not my fault. Since this has been going on for 28 months I have thousands of pages of documents, research, medical records. One attorney told me "once the jury gets through throwing up, they will definitely give you at least the policy limits! ($5M)" NO ONE will take the case though because they only see it as med mal and I only want to file Premises Liability just showing the doctors as exacerbating the damages. But I will leave that up to the attorney. All attorneys have said the case is too big, they don't have the kind of finances the case will need, it would take 1/2 their staff, etc. Sir/Madame: I AM DESPERATE to find a strong, attorney with conviction who will take this case for me. I need reimbursement of my money. We're up to $380,000 as of now. Time is now of the essence in resolving this. I can't imagine they would want to go to trial. I have a sort of history of the case from day 1 through today, eech doctor, each hospitalization, medications (19 antibiotics!!!). I'm a newly retired trial paralegal (30 years) but I promise to stay out of it. WHY are all these attorneys turning the case down when they tell me it's an excellent case, even possibly punitive damages (because Walgreens knew the fixture was there and injuring other people (10-15) BEFORE I ever got there.) I don't care where an attorney is, just PLEASE find me someone who is caring, strong enough, wants to get into this deliberate misdiagmosis because of penalties and reporting requirements thing enough to handle this. I'm sure that would be AFTER my case, but something needs to be done here! There are many thousands of people going through this exact same thing many dying. And, sorry about this but, due to one attorney (NO LIEN) sitting on this case for 8 months doing NOT HING, the first med mal SOL runs on June 9th, 2017 unless you can figure out another date. That's just the date of my first appt. with him. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME VIA EMAIL OR PHONE IN ABOUT 6 DAYS. I am so desperate, if I can, I'll increase your fee! Thank you. Kathleen
CynthiaApril 1, 2016 at 5:38 am
I had to have my foot amputed after I got mrsa while in the hospital
EstherFebruary 16, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Hip replacement surgery resulted in infection, removal of the hip and numerous revisions and aspirations....Numerous other infections at the same Hospital Operating Room at the same time. Eleven Months later I am finally recovering from what appears to be a successful revision... Changed Hospitals and Doctor the last time...
MarciaMay 12, 2015 at 7:04 am
I had 1 hip replacements and 2 revisions in a matter of a few months. this all happened between 2/2014 and 8//2014. I was constantly going to see the doctor on a regular basis. I could not walk without a walker. amd I was always in constant pain. My leg kept jerking uncontrollable and nothing he could do would stop it. He told me in time it would get better.It never did. On 9/4/2014 I went into h[Show More]I had 1 hip replacements and 2 revisions in a matter of a few months. this all happened between 2/2014 and 8//2014. I was constantly going to see the doctor on a regular basis. I could not walk without a walker. amd I was always in constant pain. My leg kept jerking uncontrollable and nothing he could do would stop it. He told me in time it would get better.It never did. On 9/4/2014 I went into his office with my husband because my hip was infected. I was mentally starting to go in and out of reality and wasn't sure of what was happening. He looked at my hip, gave me a basic antibiotic and sent me home. I was delirious the whole day and didn't know what was going on. by the evening my leg was at least 4 times the size it shold have been and you could not even touch it.or me. I didn't know where I was or what was happening. I was argueing with my husband because I didn't want to go to the hospital. He finally dialed 911 and when they tried to put me on the stretcher. You could not even touch me it was so painful. It took 2 days of just getting the right antibiotic into me before they could operate. I was in the hopital for about 9 days.Half of which I was out of my mind and nearly died. If the doctor had sent me right to the hospital in the morning all that pain and suffuring could have been avoided and the risks would have been greatly reduced. He failed as far as I am concerned to give me the care I needed, and it was only because G-d was looking out for me that I survived. To this day I have to take medicine and will probaly do so for the rest of my life. I had to have a pic line put in when I went home and for the next 8 weeks I eceived special antibiotics 2 times a day. I would appreciate your reviewing this case and letting me know if I have anything to stand up for. this is all in addition to his 4 other horrible surgeries where he destroyed my left hip and I will never walk the same again. I was a very active adult who walked 3 miles a day, plus did exercise all the time and loved to dance. Now I am lucky if I can walk with a cane. Pleae help me.
CarolJanuary 27, 2013 at 2:23 am
One afternoon my boyfriend and I were sitting in the living room talking when I noticed a very lumpy scab on my knee. Right away I peeled it off because it appeared out of no where. The next morning I woke up to my ear full of puss and this row of stuff that looked like eyes and teeth. By then, I was literally panicking. This was spreading so fast that it was all over my face, on my back, my [Show More]One afternoon my boyfriend and I were sitting in the living room talking when I noticed a very lumpy scab on my knee. Right away I peeled it off because it appeared out of no where. The next morning I woke up to my ear full of puss and this row of stuff that looked like eyes and teeth. By then, I was literally panicking. This was spreading so fast that it was all over my face, on my back, my chest, legs hands, feet and in my mouth. My boyfriend took me to a Dr. , here in Alamogordo, NM. Obviously, the Dr. could see the severity of my problem, but proceeded with a diagnosis of Bi-Polar disorder and Skitzophrenia and put me on penicillin. A few days later, my ear is worse and these things that looked like worms were exiting out or my fingernails and toenails so I went to the ER here in Alamogordo. I was in such pain I told the Dr. to give me a shot directly in the ear and he said no that would hurt too much. The nurse comes in and starts pouring warm soapy water in my ear without doing a culture. I told her that it felt like something was alive and moving inside of me, even in my head. She said; there's nothing alive in your body. Then she tried to remove the infection that would just string in and out of my ear. The pain was so intense I told her to stop so she released me because I wasn't cooperating. A couple of days later, I pay for an internal specialist who looked at me and my ear and said "You have cancer"! I told her to take a culture and she said she doesn't do cultures. Finally, I demanded from her to write me an order for the hospital to do blood work and a culture. Keep in mind this was my 4th visit to a Dr, The results were staphylloccocus aureus. A DEADLY INFECTION. Nearly 5 months later, I am 35 lbs lighter, my mind is nearly eaten up by it, my hands still hurt and I have joint pain in all of my joints. My eyesight has also gotten worse. I am waiting on disability answers now. I am unable to work and hoping I stay alive. If there's anyone out there that knows of a good lawyer that might want my case, please call me. 575-921-1276. Thank You.
MaryApril 7, 2011 at 4:05 am
I had total knee replacement done 6/2010 and my second day in the hospital I ask nurse for a bed pan. She replied I needed to get up and use the bathroom. Not stable but she helped me up to a walker and into the bathroom and balled up the call ring place it on my shoulder the call string was cut short and she insisted I use the call string when I was finish. As I reached for the call string, twist[Show More]I had total knee replacement done 6/2010 and my second day in the hospital I ask nurse for a bed pan. She replied I needed to get up and use the bathroom. Not stable but she helped me up to a walker and into the bathroom and balled up the call ring place it on my shoulder the call string was cut short and she insisted I use the call string when I was finish. As I reached for the call string, twisting my body back to reach it I slipped off the toilet and fell to the floor and my surgery knee hit the shower curse. Nurse heard me fall and came running to help me up. I was helped up by two nurse and place back into my bed. Head nurse came in and ask if I was alright I said no my back and tail bone and hip was in so much pain. He said I will give you something for the pain. I couldn't lay on my back and my butt was so painful I couldn't sit up had to lay on my side. Next day I developed a bruise bottom from hitting the floor and complaiming my lower back was in so much pain and my tail bone was too. Nurse told me I have to get you up and put you in a chair so you can sit up for awhile doctor's order had to move, as the nurse got me out of bed and had me stand holding onto a walker she got a chair and wheel it to where next to my bed hwile she was trying to back me into the chair sitting me down the chair slipped backwards for the wheels where not locked and I went down once again hitting the floor and my head hit the table I was in so much pain from the other fall the day before and now pain was worse, the nurse tried pulling me up to put me back into bed, and said she was sorry, I cried in pain and was given more pain medication. no x-rays where taken at neither time I fell and hurt my lower back and tail bone and hip, also nurse seen I had a bed sore on my right heel that was not cared for at anytime my few days in the hospital nor did my doctor whom did my knee replacement care to check me out for the pain in my lower back and bruises on my back side from two falls at the hospital, neglect on the nurses caring for me. I was release from the hospital on the 6/23/10 to go to health south for PT for a few weeks. I was check in and told the nurse of my two falls at the hospital and the bed sore that was on my right heel that was not being care for. Doctor incharge of me ask what had happen to me and I told him of my falls and the bed sore and my lower back pain was so painful and my bruised bottom, he said we need to send her back to the hospital for X-rays of her tail bone and hip, not my lower back. After the X-rays I ask the nurse if they found anything she said they were normal. Still suffering in deep pain Iwas had to go to PT everyday and it was the worse pain every to get my knee working but my lower back pain killed me. Was so hard not to cry every time I exercised and after it was over I went back to my room and ask for pain medication for my pain was unbearable. Told my doctor my pain was so bad I couldn't sleep and he just order pain medication and something to sleep. My kneee doctor was aware of my pain and check on my knee and I told him the falls at the hospital really put me in more pain. He did nothing .was sent home after two weeks PT and knee doctor order more PT at home PT person told me I need to go back to my knee doctor for the PT was so painful that we could not keep it going without me breaking into tears. Made appointment to see knee doctor but he was not there his nurse praction checked me out and had X rays done and I told him of the falls at the hospital and the pain kept me in tears so painful, after X-rays he said to me it is know wonder you are in so much pain your back is broken L! compression fracture and you doing PT and bruise behind couldn't sit on it. He set me up for MRI and to see the Back doctor and the back doctor wanted to inject cement in my fracture L1 and I told him I did not need another surgery so soon. he ordered a $1,500 brace for me to wear for four months to let the fracture L1 to heal. My knee doctor did not help me when I was his patient and it ws he turn his back for I was going to get attorney to file for nelgect on Oak Hill Hospital for the cut call bell string lack of safety for they tied a piece of tubing on it after I fell and the nurse not locking the wheels on the chair nelgect on her part. I had more then knee pain I had a broke back from nelgect of care in the hospital and lack of doctors attention to care for my injuries, even to the bed sore that was nelgect to be cared for . Is this fair that I am suffering in so much pain and my doctor turn his back on me cause of nelgect from hospital staff to protect me and give me the proper care that I respectfully needed. I am injured for the rest of my life wearing a back brace and daily pain from hospital nelgect care.
LindaFebruary 15, 2011 at 12:47 am
I feel if McDonald's took the responsibility of reasonable care of customers not to do bodily harm I wouldn't be writing this comment.In Brooksville,Florida(cortez Blvd) McDonalds were negligent when on 4 times expressing my allergic reaction to onions, I asked for no onions because I would go into cardiac arrest. The employee that made the burger should have taken the responsibility at make sure [Show More]I feel if McDonald's took the responsibility of reasonable care of customers not to do bodily harm I wouldn't be writing this comment.In Brooksville,Florida(cortez Blvd) McDonalds were negligent when on 4 times expressing my allergic reaction to onions, I asked for no onions because I would go into cardiac arrest. The employee that made the burger should have taken the responsibility at make sure if the person accidentally had onions on the burger to make a fresh burger. December 18,2010 I asked for the manager and refused by her to make note of the incident. I am still suffering pain, my throat closed where on Tuesday, Feb.8.2011 I had to have my epsophous streched and learned my stomache is damaged. How much is my life worth is what I was asked, I also was told maybe you shouldn't have gone to McDonald's. In my younger days McDonalds advertised Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don't upset us should still apply. I feel anyone that has any allergies should only have to told once, maybe twiced at the most. I am angry that I can eat yogurt and drink sometimes, the pain is still there and I am unable to sleep due to the discomfort. What amount will make McDonalds which they put all employees through education before they work their. The manager was disrespectful and didn't care whether I was dead or alive, no one asked if I needed an ambulance.I was refused a mixed berry smoothie because I felt I should have gotten it free to coat my stomache. I feel if I would have been treated from day one I wouldn't be placing a claim against J&J Industries and I also McDonalds has the burden to see that all employees have the responsibility of reasonable care regarding its customers, negligence is also an issue.
deborahOctober 3, 2010 at 2:28 am
HUSBAND BITE BY INSECT (SPIDER) DRIVES A DUMP TRUCK, brought to hosptal same day due to intense pain dr at er said it was only a allergic reaction to the bite no meds orderd two days latter he is septic admitted to hospital for IV antibiotics and debridement is this a case of misdiagnosis? now it is a confirmed case of MRSA on workmans comp
JoshuaSeptember 12, 2010 at 3:49 am
"Red" doesn't necessarily mean "infected". There are many other possible reasons for that.
IreneSeptember 6, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Vitaly Blatnoy of Oveido Fl unnecessarily removed a mole in the center of my back. When he saw it was red (infected) he neglected to treat me. Result it became untreatable.
JustinaJuly 13, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Here is a brief summary of the infectious disease injury, In a Salon On the morning of Sunday, August 9th, I was scheduled to work in the facial room, hair and pedicure stations. The facial room was quite filthy, a problem I had complained about numerous times to management. It had old sheets and dirty paper from the day before. Dirty towels were left on the table and sink. Used wax sticks we[Show More]Here is a brief summary of the infectious disease injury, In a Salon On the morning of Sunday, August 9th, I was scheduled to work in the facial room, hair and pedicure stations. The facial room was quite filthy, a problem I had complained about numerous times to management. It had old sheets and dirty paper from the day before. Dirty towels were left on the table and sink. Used wax sticks were left in the wax. Even used wax strips covered with hair were left out by the wax machine. All of this had to be cleaned up before I could do my job that day. In fact, it had become a running joke in the salon that I was the one who was always cleaning behind others in the facial room. A short time later, I noticed my leg had a red mark. I was wearing a skirt, and had not seen that mark while getting ready for work. I had applied lotion on my legs and I am confident I would have seen it. I showed the mark to my co-workers, #$%##&,#%##%, and #&#$%#$%#. Within a very short time, it had a head on it. Soon after, it popped up with a clear fluid oozing from the head. Then, my leg began to feel very hot. I went to the office to get a cold pack. By 4:00 pm it was on fire, and all I could think of was to get off my leg. I left work an hour early. I went immediately to a Walgreens for their quick care clinic. The attending professional said she would not touch it and directed me to the hospital. I went to the emergency room and was given Ibuprofen. They said it looked like a bug bite and it should go away on its own. Over the following week, I visited the emergency room two more times. By Friday August 14th, I was admitted to the hospital. I was placed on high doses of antibiotics and morphine through an IV drip. At first, there was a question whether this infection would cost me my leg or my life. By Monday, I was diagnosed with MRSA. I stayed in the hospital for a total of five days. I spent another 60 days on heavy antibiotics and painkillers in an attempt to battle the active infection in my body. In summary: Due to my work related disease, this has had devastating effects on my life. Because of my weakened state, I have had to leave Las Vegas, my home of 13 years. I moved in with my sister in Denver for help with day-to-day needs I have been financially devastated. I have spent all my savings on medicine, vitamins, moving and travel needed to address the workman’s comp issue. So here i ma trying to get my work to cover the bills . For me it happened so fast ,i know were i came in to contact with MRSA went i started my shift i was fine . I have been told i would have a better case if i lost my leg or dies. wow to the system
KatieJune 22, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Hi my dad just died april 10,2010. He was olny 60 years old, and suffered a lot while in the hospital. Dec. 29, 2009 my dad's pacemaker defibulatorwent off, my mom rushed him in, he walked in to the emergency room leaning on mom and their great nextdoor neighbor. I rushed there too. Dads been in and out of the hospital, this was his 3rd pacemaker, bigger, stronger, and he complained of chest press[Show More]Hi my dad just died april 10,2010. He was olny 60 years old, and suffered a lot while in the hospital. Dec. 29, 2009 my dad's pacemaker defibulatorwent off, my mom rushed him in, he walked in to the emergency room leaning on mom and their great nextdoor neighbor. I rushed there too. Dads been in and out of the hospital, this was his 3rd pacemaker, bigger, stronger, and he complained of chest pressure every day since may 2009 when he got the pacemaker but he lived with it. My dad Ken is the strongest man i ever knew! He should have come home. there were several mistakes made to hurt dad, he was poked, and they werent gentle. He had to start kidney dialsis, he accepted it, mom, my brother and i all did as long as dad did we wanted him to live and so did dad! so we prayed, teamed up as a family and fought together. so this stent has to be surgically implanted in my fathers neck area and hes some overweight, bad area but the other area they let the skin go raw! so doc. does this neck surgery with a high risk patient bedside!!!!! this kidney dialsis goes to the heart so dad got a direct shot of mrsa from this dummy. there are operationg rooms for operations! Then docs scrub in and there is a sanitary atmosphere. Mom has every detail on ea. day it happened written down. He was supposed to be home soon. Rehab in 10 days! plan in the works! WTF!!!! IM LOST WITHOUT MY DAD!! SO IS MOM AND MY BROTHER!! Can we sue. Does anyone think we have a case? My mom wants to talk to a lawyer, yet shes fragile now. Dad would be here. Two different hospitals killed him together. He was super strong and young! 60!!! any input?
RachaelFebruary 14, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I recently had a c-section delivery. At my 2 week follow-up I was still not healed. Now nearly 5 weeks home from the hospital my incision is not completely healed. shortly after noticing pus drainage from an area of the incision, I developed 2 area that appeared to be bug bites. I tried to care for those myself with fail. I have recently seen my primary doctor for the "bites" only to be told[Show More]I recently had a c-section delivery. At my 2 week follow-up I was still not healed. Now nearly 5 weeks home from the hospital my incision is not completely healed. shortly after noticing pus drainage from an area of the incision, I developed 2 area that appeared to be bug bites. I tried to care for those myself with fail. I have recently seen my primary doctor for the "bites" only to be told that I most likely have MRSA. A culture was not done, but I have been placed on the antibiotic. I have since found another wound. If incision was in fact infected with MRSA staph infection (my GP did not to a culture), I contracted this in the hospital during the delivery of my child. I am frightened and have begun the antibiotic treatment in the hopes of curing this infection. I am also afraid of spreading the infection to my newborn (whom I have breast fed since she was born), not mention the fear of my other children contracting this "disease". I think I may need to consult with an attorney. Is this a case worth the time and money?
justinNovember 22, 2009 at 4:37 pm
It all started when I fell asleep at the wheel, I had crushed my left leg and was just about brain dead. The doctors did a wonderful job in fixing me, an L shaped plate and seven screws plus a piece of my hip to make a new tibial plateau. The recovery wasn't so wonderful, the incision had gotten infected and was said to be just superficial. I was put on Keflex and within a few weeks the infection [Show More]It all started when I fell asleep at the wheel, I had crushed my left leg and was just about brain dead. The doctors did a wonderful job in fixing me, an L shaped plate and seven screws plus a piece of my hip to make a new tibial plateau. The recovery wasn't so wonderful, the incision had gotten infected and was said to be just superficial. I was put on Keflex and within a few weeks the infection of the skin had seemed to vanish. The following few months seemed great, I was gaining mobility, the leg felt fine and I had thought that life was finally getting back to normal... that is until once again, my leg had become infected. A large red tender boil just below my left knee. Back to the doctors we go, again it is said to be a "superficial" infection of the skin. I was put on keflex and told if I see a spike in fever to call. A week or two had gone by and the tender mass was still there. Finally having my leg well enough to do physical activity I decided that I was going to start getting back in shape. I started running 2 miles a day, on the morning of the fourth day I woke up to a knee nearly doubled in size and quite painful. Upon return to the doctors this increase in size and pain was enough for them to decide to remove the hardware that was no more than half a year earlier put in to fix my leg. It was not until after this surgery that the "professional" doctors found that MRSA was in fact already down to the bone, in what was a "superficial" skin infection. They could have cultured the fluid from when they lanced my infection and saved me the hassle of a second surgery, not facing the emotional stressors of realizing at 18 that if the antibiotics didn't work it was either take the leg or die, could have stopped the infection before it had time to get into the bone, ruining the tail end of my senior year due to not being able to participate because the need of a nurse to go wherever i went, ruining my last summer with all of the classmates i grew up with before we branch off and go our own ways, and self medicating twice a day for two hours at a time. Doctors have completely lost my trust.
AmyAugust 14, 2009 at 8:36 pm
My daughter had tubes put in her ears a couple of years ago. Not long after she began having sever pain and drainage from her right ear. It took the Dr's a few months to diagnose her with MRSA in that ear. Since that time she has had several excruciating bouts with the infection in her ear and it is to my understanding that she will probably have problems with this for the rest of her life...she[Show More]My daughter had tubes put in her ears a couple of years ago. Not long after she began having sever pain and drainage from her right ear. It took the Dr's a few months to diagnose her with MRSA in that ear. Since that time she has had several excruciating bouts with the infection in her ear and it is to my understanding that she will probably have problems with this for the rest of her life...she is only 4 years young! I live in the North Carolina and am wondering from a leagal standpoint...is there anything we can to to compensate for my loss of work when she has "bouts" because she can not attend daycare. Also, is to compensate for her pain and suffering as well as a life-long illness that could have been prevented?
BobMarch 30, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I was seen in emergency room at local hospital for chest pain and admitted in Jan of this year for observation. One of the nurses putting on an EKG lead without gloves on, scratched my chest barely. I was discharged the next day and a sore erupted at the site of the scratch. I was seen by a nurse practitioner who works with my family doctor at their after hours site and she said it looked like MRS[Show More]I was seen in emergency room at local hospital for chest pain and admitted in Jan of this year for observation. One of the nurses putting on an EKG lead without gloves on, scratched my chest barely. I was discharged the next day and a sore erupted at the site of the scratch. I was seen by a nurse practitioner who works with my family doctor at their after hours site and she said it looked like MRSA but did NOT DO A CULTURE and prescribed oral and cream antibiotics. I have photos of the mess that finally went away but not before I was re-admitted to the same hospital for more cardiac monitoring and they refused to treat it or allow me to get the rest of my oral antibiotic or cream rom my car to finish taking/using it. Their doctor tried to tell me it was a scar. Now I have a spot of something on my head and left hip and on my chest again???
PattiFebruary 2, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Well, here is my dilemema..... I was seen in my local hospital on November 10, 2008 with a boil on my buttocks, the emergency room doctor told me it was probably an ingrown hair, she lanced it and sent me home on antibiotics. The doctor never mentioned anything to me about it being a staph infection. At the time I did not have a primary care doctor but I did tell the emergency room doctor that I[Show More]Well, here is my dilemema..... I was seen in my local hospital on November 10, 2008 with a boil on my buttocks, the emergency room doctor told me it was probably an ingrown hair, she lanced it and sent me home on antibiotics. The doctor never mentioned anything to me about it being a staph infection. At the time I did not have a primary care doctor but I did tell the emergency room doctor that I had a future appointment with a new primary doctor scheduled for December 4, 2008, because I just got health insurance through my employer. I got sick this past weekend, January 26, 2009 with severe bronchitis, fever, chills,and two open wounds that were blisters but erupted on my outer upper thigh and went to see my primary doctor. I established care with my primary doctor on December 4, 2008 and told her of my emergency room visit and she had me sign release to obtain the results of the culture that she said should of been done at the emergency room of my lanced boil. So upon my January 26, 2009, visit my doctor pulls out of my chart the results from November 10th visit at the ER and tells me that I have MRSA and my new lesions on my thigh are MRSA and I will always have this disease. I am so upset because I feel the hospital who treated me in November and knew this culture was positive for MRSA failed to ever notify me that I was infected with a very contagious disease. I share a restroom with my children and now I am scared to death my kids may also come down with this disease. I also share a public restroom at work with at least 30 fellow employees. So, I have been infected with MRSA for well over two months not knowing till January 26, 2009. I think the hospital should of informed me as soon as they had results so I could have taken precautions to prevent spreading this to anyone else. Even though I did not have a primary doctor at the time of my visit, the hospital did my have my home addresss and phone numbers.