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On July 30, 2008, Isaiah Lockhart went to the Haymarket Center<\/a>, a chemical dependency facility. Lockhart had a history of alcohol withdrawal. However, when Lockhart complained of \u201cshortness of breath, dizziness, a productive cough and weight loss,\u201d he was sent to get a medical evaluation.<\/p>\n

Lockhart went by ambulance to the emergency room at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital<\/a>, a\/k\/a Cook County Hospital. He arrived at 10:26 p.m. and was triaged. His symptoms were documented and his vital signs recorded. At midnight he was brought into a treatment room and assessed by a nurse, who again recorded his vital signs.<\/p>\n

At no point was his cardiac rhythm evaluated. Lockhart was left alone in the room for a short time and at 12:20 a.m. he was found in cardiac arrest. After a prolonged course of emergency treatment, his heart was successfully restarted, but the lack of oxygen left Lockhart with severe encephalopathy<\/a> and in a persistent vegetative state.<\/p>\n

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