{"id":543,"date":"2012-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/2012\/09\/18\/patient_suffers_cardiac_arrest_two_hours_after_visit_to_doctor_jury_finds_for_patient\/"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:32:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:32:49","slug":"patient_suffers_cardiac_arrest_two_hours_after_visit_to_doctor_jury_finds_for_patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/patient_suffers_cardiac_arrest_two_hours_after_visit_to_doctor_jury_finds_for_patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Suffers Cardiac Arrest Two Hours After Visit to Doctor; Jury Finds for Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The standard clich\u00e9 is that hindsight is always 20-20, but sometimes that old clich\u00e9 proves true. Such is the case in the medical malpractice suit involving a man who went to his doctor complaining of indigestion. He was sent home with a prescription for an antacid medication, when he should have been referred to the local emergency room. Two hours after the initial visit to his doctor, the man died of cardiac arrest. Subsequently, a jury in Cook County found the doctor guilty of medical malpractice.<br \/>\nThe case was reported in the <em>Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter<\/em>.<br \/>\nThis suit stems from a Jan. 26, 2007 case involving W.H., who went to his internist, Dr. Wayne Blake at Hope Medical in Blue Island. W.H. complained of mid-chest discomfort, cough and some sweating. All of his vital signs were normal, however, and he reported his discomfort was relieved by belching. W.H. had a previous history of heart disease, with angioplasties and stenting, so the doctor ordered an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrocardiography\">EKG<\/a>. Results of the EKG appeared normal and similar to an EKG performed the year before.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/patient_suffers_cardiac_arrest_two_hours_after_visit_to_doctor_jury_finds_for_patient\/#more-543\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The standard clich\u00e9 is that hindsight is always 20-20, but sometimes that old clich\u00e9 proves true. Such is the case in the medical malpractice suit involving a man who went to his doctor complaining of indigestion. 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