{"id":2490,"date":"2016-03-14T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2490"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T21:19:18","slug":"3-million-jury-verdict-medical-negligence-related-aggressive-burn-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-million-jury-verdict-medical-negligence-related-aggressive-burn-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"$3 Million Jury Verdict for Medical Negligence Related to Aggressive Burn Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wismond Brissett, 45, was treated at a local hospital for first- and second-degree burns. He suffered these burns while he was cooking at his home. Two days later, a plastic surgeon, Dr. David Watts, diagnosed first-, second- and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/burns#Overview1\">third-degree burns<\/a> to Brissett\u2019s body. Dr. Watts scheduled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/ency\/article\/002982.htm\">skin graft <\/a>and a second <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Debridement\">debridement<\/a> for the next day.<\/p>\n<p>After the procedures, which included removal of skin from Brissett\u2019s thighs and the placement of staples to secure the grafted skin, Brissett suffered severe pain and scarring on his arms and chest.<\/p>\n<p>Brissett required narcotic pain medication and has become depressed and embarrassed about the scarring for which there is no medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-million-jury-verdict-medical-negligence-related-aggressive-burn-treatment\/#more-2490\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wismond Brissett, 45, was treated at a local hospital for first- and second-degree burns. 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