The cause? About 19
hours of being under wraps of ice packs.
Reports
said that Nash entered Veterans Administration (VA) hospital to undergo penile
implant operation and circumcision. Instead of leaving the hospital safely, he
claims that the nurse applied ice packs on his groin for about 19 hours causing
his penis to catch frostbite and gangrene and eventually resulting in partial
amputation.
As a result of the
incident, Nash initially pursued compensation through the Federal Tort Claims
Act. Under this civil procedure, people who were wronged by the federal
government are allowed to claim for compensations provided that they will not
pursue a lawsuit until the claim is resolved.
However, the issue
escalated and prompted Nash to file a case in court. He filed a medical
malpractice case with the U.S. District Court in Louisville.
According to Nash’s
attorney, the VA hospital failed to provide his client with safe medical
procedure; thus causing him to suffer a severe medical condition.
"It's about the
most blatant medical malpractice error one could make," the attorney said.
"It's a senseless tragedy that should never have happened."
The veteran Army’s lawyer
also argued that placing ice packs on a patient’s groin for about 19 hours is
senseless. "Any doctor who is monitoring the care of their patient is not
going to allow someone to have constant treatment with ice ... for more than
2-3 hours."
If this type of incident
occurs in California, the doctor who fails to provide his patient with safe and
reasonable care can indeed face medical negligence case. The California tort
laws require medical practitioners to cope with his medical duties to assure
patient’s safety.
Los Angeles patients who
were deprived of safe medical treatment as a result of medical negligence
should hire a Los
Angeles personal injury lawyer to claim for monetary relief.
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