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Uncle on hospice in hospital. He was disconnected from life support by staff / staff decision. Family was not consulted or notified first.
Asked on Feb 02nd, 2017 on Medical Malpractice - Florida
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We're not understanding how this could have happened. Family was available, even to the point of the deceased's brother being a patient in the hospital in the same time frame. Brother was / is mentally competent and has been discharged... this happened within the past month.
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Someone will need to get a complete copy of the medical records for the admission and hire an expert physician to determine what the records show happened. Many times there are signed DNR documents or authorizations by the patient that come into play.
Answered on Feb 02nd, 2017 at 11:19 AM
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