Pittsburgh, PA–a patient is suing the Forbes Regional Hospital for medical malpractice afer she was allegedly contaminated with a used syringe. According to the lawsuit, Kimberlee Blocker arrived at the hospital for a surgery and was subsequently treated with the wrong anesthesia with another patient’s syringe.
As a result of the syringe mix-up , Kimberlee reportedly had to undergo a series of tests to determine if the needle had infected her, including several for HIV and Hepatitis. Luckily, Kimberlee did not contract any diseases from the used syringe, but she argues that the emotional anguish that she suffered while waiting for each test result, each a two-week stretch, was extremely upsetting.
Kimberlee’s mother, Deborah, recently stated that doctors told her daughter that the other patient’s syringe was accidentally placed on the girl’s tray. Kimberlee recently told the local news that she hopes that the lawsuit will prevent other patients from having to go through a similar ordeal.
recently named in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyer's In America, David Mittleman has been representing seriously injured people since 1985. A partner with Church Wyble PC—a division of Grewal Law PLLC—Mr. Mittleman and his partners focus on medical malpractice, wrongful death, car accidents, slip and falls, nursing home injury, pharmacy/pharmacist negligence and disability claims.
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