20,000,000 Recovery In Case Alleging Doctors Did Not Take Action While Patient Had A Placental Abruption

20,000,000 Recovery In Case Alleging Doctors Did Not Take Action While Patient Had A Placental Abruption

Expectant parents place the health of their unborn baby in the hands of their doctor. In doing so, they expect the doctor to be able to deal with any problem that could occur during the pregnancy, especially any complication that poses a major danger to the health of the baby or the mother.

But much too frequently a number of doctors, when confronted with information about the existence of indications of a possible considerable complication, such as a placental abruption, look as if either (1) discount the information if it is given to them by nurses or junior doctors or (2) be too busy with other issues to take notice and take proper action. And at these times nurses and junior doctors now and then fail to try to get others who have the authority to take reasonable steps.

One form of significant complication is a placental abruption. A Placental abruption is a situation in which the placenta, which supplies nutrients and oxygen to the unborn baby, detaches from the mother's uterus. As this happens blood vessels are torn producing blood loss which may deny the baby of an adequate supply of oxygen and can cause the mother to go into shock.

As such, recognizing that the expectant mother has had a placental abruption and taking proper action immediately is critical. But, doctors every so often do not recognize that a placental abruption is happening and so fail to take timely steps to safeguard the unborn child's wellbeing. The effect may be a severe injury to, or even the death of, the baby. Consider what happened in a documented case in which an expectant mother, at full term, was admitted to the hospital for labor and delivery of her baby.

The woman was examined and then followed by a resident. A physician specializing in family medicine was the resident's designated supervisor. During this time, the resident determined that there were indications that the woman's unborn child was suffering from fetal distress. The resident told the supervising physician of this but the supervising doctor ignored the resident's concerns without as much as examining the woman or reading the output of the fetal heart rate monitor. Since the supervising doctor did not respond to the evidence of fetal distress, the resident then approached the obstetrician who was on-call at the hospital. Just like the supervising family practice physician, the on-call obstetrician failed to bother to personally check the woman and took no action. Yet, the monitor keep indicating that the baby was in distress.

Subsequently, the woman suffered a placental abruption. When this took place, the resident could not locate the supervising physician or the obstetrician. Given the urgency of the situation, the resident went ahead and did an emergency C-section despite the fact that the hospital had not authorized the resident to do a C-section. But it was already too late as the baby had already experienced brain damage from a lack of oxygen resulting from the placental abruption. The family retained a law firm which documented that they were able to reach a settlement on behalf of the family for a confidential amount that included a $20,000,000 Life Care Plan for the child's future needs.

Obviously, the resident in this case was concerned by the evidence. The resident advised both the supervising physician and the on-call obstetrician. Neither responded. Perhaps they were preoccupied. Perhaps they discounted the content given to them by a mere resident. As a result, the resident apparently was sufficiently concerned about the fetal distress to go forward with an emergency C-section, despite the fact that the resident did not have hospital privileges to do so.

There are procedures set up followed by physicians and staff in hospitals. The procedures are meant to achievable distribution of responsibilities, like following patients, to less experienced doctors. The procedure puts in a safety net for the patient by necessitating that the more junior physician or staff member report any problems or complications to more senior physicians. In this way, the more senior physicians can analyze the scenario and determine what type of activity, if any, should be taken. The success of this procedural safeguard rests largely on the senior physician stepping in and making a correct analysis of the patient's progress once advised of a possible problem. The failure of a senior physician to follow procedure essentially erases the safety net and leaves the patient's care in the hands of the less experienced physician, who may not have the knowledge, experience, or authority to take the necessary steps. The outcome can be a substantial injury to the patient and may lead to a medical malpractice claim.

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