(DOWNLOAD) "Somerville v. Ahuja" by In the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District January Term 2005 ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Somerville v. Ahuja
- Author : In the District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida Fifth District January Term 2005
- Release Date : January 03, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
Description
Mary Somerville, the Personal Representative of her deceased husband's (Richard Somerville's) estate, appeals from a final judgment , after a jury trial, which denied her any damages in a medical malpractice case filed pursuant to sections 768.16-768.27, Florida Statutes. Mary sought to prove at trial that Doctor Ahuja deviated from the standard of care owed by practitioners in his field by failing to properly treat Richard's heart problems, by not ordering more testing prior to discharging him from the hospital, and by not prescribing additional cardiac medication upon discharging him. Although there were other defendants involved, this appeal relates only to Dr. Ahuja, a cardiologist, who was called in for a consult on August 8, 2000 when Richard was admitted to Fish Memorial Hospital, complaining of rib cage pain. Tests revealed Richard had severe cardiac problems, and a cardiac surgeon recommended coronary by-pass surgery. Dr. Ahuja made the decision to discharge Richard from the hospital because he thought Richard was stable, and could gain strength resting at home, while awaiting the surgery. Unfortunately Richard suffered a fatal heart attack about 13 hours after being discharged.