{"id":5644,"date":"2022-05-12T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:10:21","slug":"49-8-million-jury-verdict-for-negligent-extubation-and-failure-to-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/49-8-million-jury-verdict-for-negligent-extubation-and-failure-to-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"$49.8 Million Jury Verdict for Negligent Extubation and Failure to Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During an endoscopy procedure at a surgery center, Nicholas Merlo\u2019s oxygen saturation declined. A surgery center employee called 911. Emergency medical crews from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanambulance.com\">American Ambulance<\/a> arrived. Merlo was intubated and transported to the nearest hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Enroute to the hospital, paramedics in the ambulance allegedly noted that Merlo had no breath sounds on one side and that his oxygen levels had dropped. Multiple attempts to reintubate Merlo in the back of the ambulance were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>When Merlo did arrive at the hospital, he suffered cardiac arrest. That lack of oxygen resulted in hypoxic brain damage. Merlo, 39, is now in a permanent vegetative state.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/49-8-million-jury-verdict-for-negligent-extubation-and-failure-to-monitor\/#more-5644\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an endoscopy procedure at a surgery center, Nicholas Merlo\u2019s oxygen saturation declined. A surgery center employee called 911. Emergency medical crews from American Ambulance arrived. 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