$550,000 Settlement Reached in Negligent Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhaging

After delivering her second child at Roe Hospital, Ms. Doe, 32, experienced postpartum bleeding. Her pulse increased to 180 beats per minute. Her blood pressure plummeted to 74/44 mm Hg.

Ms. Doe’s treating obstetrician and the attending nurses tried unsuccessfully to stop the bleeding. They used a Bakri balloon and administered Hemabate solution. However, 90 minutes later, the doctor ordered a blood transfusion. Despite these efforts, Ms. Doe’s condition deteriorated and she later passed away.

She was survived by her husband and two minor children, including her newborn.

The lawsuit against the hospital alleged vicarious liability for the obstetrician’s choosing not to order a timely blood transfusion. The Doe family maintained that this should have been ordered immediately when the other measures failed.

The defendants argued that the actions of the doctors and nurses fell within the standard of care.

Before trial, the parties settled the case for $550,000.

The attorneys handling this case for the Doe family were Francis (“Brink”) Hinson and Olin McDougall.

Doe v. Roe Hospital, Undisclosed Docket.

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