
Baines v Abounaja: A Pulseless Leg, a Failed Transfer, and a Preventable Amputation
A community hospital ER physician failed to insist on the urgent transfer of a patient with a pulseless limb. The trial judge found liability for the lost leg.
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A community hospital ER physician failed to insist on the urgent transfer of a patient with a pulseless limb. The trial judge found liability for the lost leg.

A missed diagnosis of compartment syndrome cost a patient her leg. The trial judge found the ER physician breached the standard of care.

A settlement involving a 65-year-old man whose ankle fracture went 40 days without orthopedic follow-up, leading to joint infection and below-knee amputation.
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