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She was later diagnosed as having a compression injury to the sciatic nerve in her right buttock. <\/p>\n<p>Jackson now has pain and permanent foot drops. She is in constant risk of falling. <\/p>\n<p>She sued Heartland Regional Medical Center, alleging negligent training and supervision. She asserted that the defendant\u2019s nurses were unaware of the standards of care established by the association of peri Operative Registered Nurses applicable to extended surgeries, which require nurses to use extra padding on a patient\u2019s buttocks to protect against compression injury to the sciatic nerve.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/5-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-prevent-compression-injury\/#more-5944\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years after undergoing a double mastectomy, Debbie Jackson went to Heartland Regional Medical Center for breast reconstruction surgery. 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