Man Dies Watching Wife's Epidural....
A man dies watching his wife's epidural. Steven Passalaqua was asked to keep his wife, Jeannette, steady while she was given an epidural during labor to help her with the pain. An epidural is given in the spine.
At the sight of the needle, Steven fainted. He banged his head on aluminum molding on the wall and suffered a brain hemorrhage. His wife gave birth later that day to a boy. Steven died two days later.
Jeannette is suing the hospital. Because hospital staffed specifically asked Steven to help during the procedure, the hospital "owed him a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent foreseeable injuries resulting from his participation.?
A man dies watching his wife's epidural. Steven Passalaqua was asked to keep his wife, Jeannette, steady while she was given an epidural during labor to help her with the pain. An epidural is given in the spine.
At the sight of the needle, Steven fainted. He banged his head on aluminum molding on the wall and suffered a brain hemorrhage. His wife gave birth later that day to a boy. Steven died two days later.
Jeannette is suing the hospital. Because hospital staffed specifically asked Steven to help during the procedure, the hospital "owed him a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent foreseeable injuries resulting from his participation.?
