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ER Oversight Leads to $925,000 Settlement: Unreviewed CAT Scan Causes Near-Fatal Complications

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A serious medical malpractice case involving a middle-aged man who presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain has recently been settled.

Case in Detail

A middle-aged man presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain. He underwent a CAT scan but the images were not reviewed. Had they been studied, surgery would have corrected the problem. Instead, the patient deteriorated causing life threatening complications. The case settled prior to jury selection.

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