Medical Malpractice Filed against Dental Health Practitioners after a Teenager’s Death

Having an aching wisdom tooth is really bothering. It prevents you to sleep soundly during the night. It prohibits you to eat or chew properly. It can even disturb you mentally. An affected person may even consider having a tooth extraction and forget about the fear associated with it just to get rid of the severe, lingering pain.

However, would you still consider a wisdom tooth removal after hearing this piece of news about a teenager who died days after his tooth extraction?

A teenager named Jennifer Michelle Olenick from Woodstock, Maryland died ten days after having her wisdom tooth removed.

Though the anesthesiologist, oral surgeon and three other dental practitioners performed the standard operating procedure during the oral surgery, they failed to resuscitate Olenick after her heartbeat dropped and became negligent when the teenager’s body started to lose oxygen.

Olenick was rushed to Howard County General Hospital and then transferred to John Hopkins Hospital for a more specialized care. However, despite being on advanced life support, Olenick died ten days after being in a comatose stage.

Investigations found out that Olenick’s primary cause of death was hypoxia, which usually occurs when the brain lacks of oxygen and has been known to take place when complications arise from the administered general anesthesia.

According to Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation President Robert Stoeling, if the patient is administered with anesthesia, the patient’s breathing and oxygenation should be continuously monitored through the use of proper medical equipments to determine the development of hypoxia before it causes cardiac arrest.

This was what Olenick’s attending surgeons and dental practitioners probably missed during her oral surgery. Now, they are facing a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Olenick’s parents after learning the real cause of death of their daughter.

Dr. Krista Michelle Isaacs, the anesthesiologist, Dr. Dominick Coletti, the oral surgeon, the Central Maryland Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery PA and the Baltimore Washington Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center LLC were named in the lawsuit with alleged claim of more than $30,000.

Now, would you still consider wisdom tooth removal or just endure its nerve-racking pain?

In Olenick’s case, the medical malpractice committed is due to the mental health practitioners’ absentmindedness during the operation and failure to provide necessary medical equipments. Now, they are not only to pay for their negligence but they also ruined their long-established career.

66 – Year Old Man Found in a Car Accident with a Bullet In His Head

A 66 – year old man in Florida was found in a car accident with bullet in his head last December 8.

Respondents to the car accident first thought that the wound in Paul T. Holloway’ head was just a result of his car accident injury . However, when Hollowaywent ot the hospital to be treated, a bullet on his head was found by the doctors giving him medical treatment.

Holloway said during the investigation that he did not realize that he was shot. He just thought that he was having a stroke which caused the head injury and the distressing part is that he did not seek immediate medical treatment.

In a report from ABC News, Holloway stated that before he left his house that day, he had an argument with his two – room mates – Paul Anthony Edwards Jr. and Christopher Martin. Holloway testified that one of the two men was handling a gun. However, he is not aware that he was shot. According to the investigation, started driving south bound and seems like going to an address that did not exist in that direction.

The two men were arrested for attempted murder after questioning. During the inquiry, Edwards and Martin made statements that implicated themselves to the crime.

Eventually, after series of investigations, police found out that the two men really had plan of  murdering Holloway because Edward wanted a new roommate and that he intends to collect Holloways’s social security checks.

It is not yet clear whether Edwards or Martin got a personal injury lawyer to represent them in court. Both men are detained in the county jail without bail while Holloway is in critical condition.

5 – Year Old Afghan Child Sustained Dog Bite After the SOTG Clearing Operation

After the Special Operation Task Group (SOTG) conducted a compound – clearance operation in Oruzgan province in Afghanistan last November, a dog bite incident brought a 5 – year old Afghan child in an unfortunate situation.

The Acting Chief, Rear Admiral David Johnston, headed the joint operation. The officer saw the incident as highly unwelcomed and ill fated.

Though the clearing operation was conducted in accordance with proper legal procedures, the incident still took place. He noted that the SOTG force had been operating only with approved procedures.

The rear admiral stated how the dog bite incident occurred according to the initial review that they are conducting. According to him, after the civilians vacated the building, they advised SOTG men that the compound was clear of people. Consequently, the men entered the compound together with the army dogs. Right after the clearing operation, the five-year-old boy was then discovered of having deep wound on his leg. Most often, the common victim of dog bites are children.

Though they believe that they conducted appropriate procedures, the task force is still making a review regarding the incident focusing on finding out how the child was attacked by the animal.

The task force’s medical team immediately provided the child with medical treatment and then later transferred him together with his mother at Tarin Kowt via helicopter.

Thereafter, they were soon transferred to the advance medical facility at Kandahar Airfield for specialist treatment. The boy was released from the hospital after a few days. 

Granted that the SOTG force have conducted a successful clearing operation using the standard and approved clearing procedures, the said dog bite incident is still under their liabilities since the child was bit by an army dog and not just by any other dog. The Rear Admiral was aware of this and this is the reason why they gave the child full assistance.

Medical Malpractice Case, Filed for Wrong Prescription of - Christianity?

Christianity – with a generic name of “anointed one” is a religion based on Jesus’ teachings and life as illustrated in Gospels and other New Testaments. Followers of Christian faith are known as Christians.

Oops, wait. Apparently, definition of Christianity doesn’t relate into a drug or a medicine. It’s definitely a religion. How come a British doctor has been prescribing Christianity to his patients?

Dr. Richard Scott is now under investigation for wrongful prescription of religion and not medicine. Allegedly, he was promoting Christianity as a health benefit to his 24-year-old depressed patient.

According to the British medical guidelines, medical malpractice is not allowed. Doctor’s personal belief should not be discussed to patients if it is far relevant to the patient’s medical care needs.

Another point is that Scott’s patient is suffering from depression regarding his lifestyle issues. It is also stated in the General Medical Council of UK that doctors must not express their personal beliefs like political, religious and others in such ways that may exploit their patient’s sensitivity or that may possibly cause them further distress.

This case is about Scott and his colleagues, directly offering God as part of his usual treatment. It’s not a case about a doctor who once mentioned his religious belief during a consultation.

The main reason why the medical litigation occurs is because Scott declines the GMS’s decision to reprimand him over the incident. He was insisting that he has the right to offer the word of God to his patients.

Well, obviously this case still doesn’t qualify to a medical malpractice. It is still under debate and expected to prolong. Based on the doctor’s act, this case is more like a religious discrimination rather than a medical malpractice.