"Malpracticer" suing patient

[johnybay]

Dear sirs; My son Jacob received a 100% displaced humeral neck fracture, feft shoulder. (radically broken arm, about 2" below shoulder socket) during a high school wrestling tournament back in 12/96 . He we was taken to the hospital ER. where the doctor repaired his break with steel pins and a sling, not a cast. Immediately after surgery, the doctor came out and told my wife and I that everything went well and my son could come home that evening . About 2 min. after that, the anesthesiologist came out and said that Jacob*came out of anaesthesia hard*and that he bit down on the oxygen tube going down his throat and cut his oxy. off. He said that this caused Jacob to bruise his lungs and that they would have to keep Jacob in the hospital overnight for observation. Then the doctor came back and said Jacob had also bent one of the steel pins in his arm when he tried to pull the tube out. ( I know that we all make mistakes but shouldn't they have restrained Jacob until he was fully awake? ) When I asked the doctor why he didn't put some type of block in his mouth, he said Jacob would have *crushed his teeth? I paid what I thought I owed if everything would have gone right. Now the hospital is suing me for the rest. What are my options? not have insurance at the time)
Sincerely; John Fulton <jonbugg@yahoo.com>

 

[Grandma B]

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