A South Carolina orthopedic surgeon leaves a patient a paraplegic. Jury awards one of the largest judgments in the state for medical malpractice.<\/p>\n
The Green family of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was awarded $2.85 million in a medical malpractice case where a surgeon re-routed Randy Green from a pre-operative waiting area to get a CAT scan, even though Green\u2019s vital signs were not stable.<\/p>\n
Green sustained severe injuries in a car accident in 2004, including severed arteries. He was taken to the hospital for surgery. While being prepped, the surgeon ordered a CAT scan. The resulting half hour delay, when the man\u2019s blood pressure was 72 over 56 and considered dangerous, sent Green into cardiac and respiratory arrest. He was brought back to life by an E.R. doctor and anesthesiologist. However, by then, a portion of the man\u2019s spinal cord had died, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.<\/p>\n