MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alabama Supreme Court recently affirmed a $10-million judgment on a Mobile County jury's verdict for the family of Mr. Jay West, who died due to unsafe use of Dilaudid that he was given after minor thumb surgery at Springhill Medical Center. The judgment is the largest that the Alabama Supreme Court has ever affirmed for a single wrongful death..

移动，阿拉巴马州，2023年9月7日/PRNewswire/--阿拉巴马州最高法院最近确认了移动县陪审团对杰伊·韦斯特先生家属的判决的1000万美元判决，杰伊·韦斯特先生因不安全使用迪拉迪德而死亡他在Springhill医疗中心进行了小拇指手术后给予。该判决是阿拉巴马州最高法院对单一不法死亡的最大判决。。

The record-setting affirmance originates from an incident in June 2014. Mr. West accidentally cut his left thumb with a table saw and went to Springhill Medical Center. A minor 20-minute surgery was completed to repair the wound. No complications were reported.

记录设置肯定源于2014年6月的事件。West先生不小心用桌子锯切开左手拇指，去了Springhill医疗中心。完成了20分钟的小手术以修复伤口。没有报道并发症。

After the surgery, Mr. West's surgeon ordered Percocet and intravenous (IV) Dilaudid for his pain recovery. If the medical personnel had reviewed Mr. West records and the Sentinel Event Alerts from the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), they would have discovered that he was at 'high risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression.' No safety measures were taken before Mr.

手术后，先生。West的外科医生命令Percocet和静脉注射（IV）Dilaudid恢复疼痛。如果医务人员审查了West先生的记录以及医疗机构联合认证委员会（JCAHO）的哨点事件警报，他们就会发现他“阿片类药物引起的呼吸抑制的高风险”先生之前没有采取任何安全措施。

West was given the IV opioids. At trial testimony proved that the hospital had not trained its nursing staff on how to prevent or respond to a patient experiencing opioid-induced respiratory depression..

西方被给予静脉注射阿片类药物。在审判证词中证明，医院没有培训护理人员如何预防或应对经历阿片类药物引起的呼吸抑制的患者。。

Mr. West was placed in a recovery room in the hospital and the first round of opiates – four milligrams of IV Dilaudid – was administered to alleviate the residual pain from the thumb surgery. About two hours later, a second four-milligram IV dose of the Dilaudid was administered without any hospital monitoring. Less than eight hours later, Mr.

West先生被安置在医院的康复室中，并进行了第一轮阿片类药物（四毫克静脉注射Dilaudid）以减轻拇指手术造成的残留疼痛。大约两小时后，在没有任何医院监测的情况下施用第二次四毫克IV剂量的Dilaudid。不到八小时后，先生。

West was found unresponsive and not breathing. Medical intervention was unsuccessful..

西方被发现没有反应，没有呼吸。医疗干预失败。。

During the trial for Mr. West's wrongful death, Dr. Kenneth Rothfield was called as an expert witness to testify about the use of Dilaudid, which carries an FDA-mandated 'Black Box Warning.' Dr. Rothfield testified about the amount of IV Dilaudid Mr. West received, 'Well, if you were planning on killing somebody, that would be a dose that would be expected to do the job.'.

在先生的审判期间。西方的错误死亡，Kenneth Rothfield博士被称为专家证人，为使用Dilaudid辩护，Dilaudid带有FDA授权的“黑匣子警告”Rothfield博士证实了IV Dilaudid Mr的数量。西方接受了，“好吧，如果你计划杀害某人，这将是一个预期完成工作的剂量。”。

The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Springhill Medical Center breached the standard of care.

阿拉巴马州最高法院一致同意Springhill医疗中心违反了护理标准。

Attorney Brian Duncan of Cunningham Bounds, who represented the West family and was joined by Attorney Robert Mitchell and Attorney David Wirtes stated, 'Mrs. West deeply values the dedication and bravery demonstrated by every juror involved in the case. She expresses her heartfelt gratitude for the Alabama Supreme Court's affirmance of the Mobile County Circuit Court's rulings. After a nine-year journey, justice has at last been served for her husband's tragic and entirely avoidable death.'.

坎宁安界限的律师布莱恩·邓肯（Brian Duncan）代表了西方家庭，并由律师罗伯特·米切尔（Robert Mitchell）和律师大卫·Wirtes（David Wirtes）加入。西方深深地重视案件中每个陪审员所表现出的奉献精神和勇敢态度。她对阿拉巴马州最高法院对移动县电路法院裁决的肯定表示衷心的感谢。经过九年的旅程，终于为丈夫的悲惨和完全可以避免的死亡服务了正义。

Cunningham Bounds remains focused on and committed to fighting for plaintiffs in cases involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability, and complex civil litigation. For more information on Cunningham Bounds, visit: www.cunninghambounds.com

坎宁安界限仍然关注并致力于在涉及严重人身伤害，错误死亡，医疗事故，产品责任和复杂民事诉讼的案件中与原告抗争。有关坎宁安界限的更多信息，请访问：www.cunninghambounds.com

The law firm of Cunningham Bounds has offices in Mobile, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia and has been representing plaintiffs for over 60 years. Today the firm continues its tradition of representing victims in cases involving catastrophic personal injury, industrial accidents, defective products, truck and automobile accidents, and medical malpractice.

坎宁安界限公司在移动公司，阿拉巴马州和佐治亚州亚特兰大设有办事处，60多年来一直代表原告。今天，该公司继续其传统，在涉及灾难性人身伤害，工业事故，缺陷产品，卡车和汽车事故以及医疗事故的案件中代表受害者。

The firm also has expertise in business litigation, complex litigation, and national and state class action litigation involving defective products and consumer fraud..

该公司还在商业诉讼，复杂诉讼以及涉及有缺陷产品和消费者欺诈的国家和州级行动诉讼方面拥有专业知识。。

For more information, contact:Lauren Hart [email protected]251.471.6191

欲了解更多信息，请联系：Lauren Hart[电子邮件保护]251.471.6191

SOURCE Cunningham Bounds

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