Systemic Failure in Medical Records System as Moving Force in Detainee’s Extended Pain and Suffering
Author: Fred Cohen .
Source: Volume 18, Number 02, July/August 2016 , pp.19-20(2)
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Abstract:
Five months after arriving at Cook County jail a pretrial detainee leaves as a corpse. He died from lung cancer following a series of misadventures all too common in correctional health care. Dixon’s mother claims deliberate indifference in the treatment of her son in that it took 26 days for Dixon to receive palliative care after jail personnel became aware of his tumor.Keywords: Dixon v. County of Cook; urgent pulmonary consultation; difficulty breathing; electronic record-keeping
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