[Download] "Leonard V. Watsonville Community Hospital" by Supreme Court Of California * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Leonard V. Watsonville Community Hospital
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 21, 1956
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 83 KB
Description
A scissors-shaped metal instrument about 6 inches long, called a Kelly clamp, was left in plaintiff's abdomen when an operation was performed on her at defendant hospital. The operation was commenced by Doctors Lacy and Slegal. Kay Pogatschnik, who was an employee of the hospital, acted as surgical nurse. Doctor Eiskamp assisted in a part of the operation at the request of Doctor Lacy. Plaintiff was unconscious during the entire operation, which lasted approximately five hours. She was in considerable pain during the 10 days she remained in the hospital following the operation, and the pain persisted for several months after she returned home. X-ray pictures taken about six months after the operation revealed a clamp lodged in the upper right quadrant of her abdomen. The clamp was removed, and plaintiff brought this action to recover damages from the hospital, the doctors and the surgical nurse. At the close of plaintiff's case motions for nonsuit were granted as to Eiskamp, Pogatschnik and the hospital, and plaintiff has appealed from the ensuing judgment.*fn1