{"id":4626,"date":"2019-09-16T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2019-09-09T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T14:37:58","slug":"409000-jury-verdict-for-the-wrongful-death-caused-by-the-failure-to-honor-advance-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/409000-jury-verdict-for-the-wrongful-death-caused-by-the-failure-to-honor-advance-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"$409,000 Jury Verdict for the Wrongful Death Caused by the Failure to Honor Advance Directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rodney Knoepfle, 67, suffered from significant health problems. He had a history of stroke and orthopedic and cardiac problems. Before all this took place, he executed an advance directive, which designated his wife to make healthcare decisions and stated his desire to forego life-sustaining healthcare treatment should that become necessary. In other words, he signed this directive stating that he did not wish to be resuscitated in case of a deteriorating medical condition. <\/p>\n<p>When Knoepfle began feeling poorly, he was admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphealth.org\">St. Peter&#8217;s Hospital<\/a>. He provided his advanced directive to the nurses and staff who entered a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order into the hospital computer system.  <\/p>\n<p>However, two days later, Knoepfle became non-responsive, prompting a nurse to call for help. When no one responded to the call, the nurse called a code. The on-duty hospitalist, Dr. Lee Harrison, came to Knoepfle\u2019s bedside and performed chest compressions for 10 to 15 minutes. Knoepfle was resuscitated; however, he then coded the following day. Dr. Harrison then gave Knoepfle adrenaline.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/409000-jury-verdict-for-the-wrongful-death-caused-by-the-failure-to-honor-advance-directive\/#more-4626\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rodney Knoepfle, 67, suffered from significant health problems. He had a history of stroke and orthopedic and cardiac problems. Before all this took place, he executed an advance directive, which designated his wife to make healthcare decisions and stated his desire to forego life-sustaining healthcare treatment should that become necessary. 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