Sunday, January 8, 2012

I NEED INPUT ON A POSSIBLE NEGELECT LAWSUIT!! PLEASE READ!!?

We live in Kent County which is in Southwest, Mi....My 14 yr. old son was severely injured during his football game. He broke both his Tibia and Fibula in half. His leg was severely deformed and looked like the letter C and his foot was turned 180 degrees. He was in a tremendous amount of pain and in and out of conciousness. The t. Trainer called 911 from a cell phone which automatically was sent to a State Police Post 25 min. away. They dispatched the Ambulance service AMR. This where I no in my heart my son was denied emergency medical attention the he deserved. AMR forgot to dispatch the Citys Medical First Responders which could of been there in 2 min. My son laid on the 50 yd. line for 20 min. screaming in pain, in shock, 100s of parents, kids, teamates, teachers etc. all were crying, praying, he seen the ref throw up, football players were throwing cuz his injury was so gruesome and traumatic. When the paramedics did arrive they never checked him for a head injury, cuz they umed that this was just a routine call of a possible broken leg. When they seen the condition of our son they focused on the leg which I understand. Well they then performed a procedure on him that broke protcol and did not have permission from Medical Control to do this. The protocol for a double break with deformity which has cirulation (which our did have circualation) is to splint as is and NOT to straighten it. The paramedics straightened his leg and foot with no pain meds or sedation in the middle of a football filed with 100s of people watching and hearing him scream. The trainer asked them not to do that and offered them the use of his vacuum splint and they refused it. The trainer held his leg in place for 20 min. waiting for the ambulance so the bones would not break through the skin. He also teaches an EMT cl at GVSU and told us that everything those paramedics did to our son he teaches his students not to do. He also said he still closes his eyes abd can hear our son scream and see what they did to him, as does many parents and students and especially my husband and I. It was a horrible, inhumane thing to witness. After the procedure they put him in the ambulance, put in an IV and started Morphine. They then stabilized him and transported him to the hospital as a priority 2 where he was admitted as a Trauma Patient. He was number 1 priority 1 for surgery 1st thing the next morning. He had 2 rods, screws and plates put in his leg. While in the ER and hospital I asked to have him checked for a head injury cuz my husband didnt see the play and our son doesnt remember anything. The only thing he does remember is the straightening of his leg and the pain. He was already showing symptoms of a concussion. Blurry vision, headache, throwing up, memeory loss etc. I was told it was all side effects from the morphin and anthsetic. I asked again just to be safe and was told the same thing. He was able to come home a few days later. There was no change in the concussion symptoms. I called and told them he was throwing up, blurry vision, horrible headache, when he would get up to go to the bathroom he would get dizzy and feel like he was gonna faint. They called in an anti nausea presription and told me it was cuz of the Vicatin. More time ped with no improvment so I took him into our Primary Dr. He said he had all the signs of Post Concuission Syndrom and was gonna send him out a referal to a Neaurologist. Well 3 days later he started to have seizures. We brought him back to the hospital and he was having post concussion seizures. They ran some tests and it was discovered he had a bleed that did dry up. He is now on Delkacore and will be going to Mary Free Bed for brain injury rehab. He is suffering from both long and short term memoery loss which is making school a hard struggle for him. He is also suffereing from Post Traumatic Stress syndrome and needs to start seeing a Psychiatrist. He is having night terrors about the whole procedure and as even wet the bed a few times. I have talked to the Director of General Operations of AMR and he did say that them not notifing First Responders was 100% liabiltiy on them. He then asked what he could do for us and what I wanted or needed form them. I said I need to no why they would do that procedure on 14 yr old boy with no pain meds or sedation when he was already in a tremendous amount of pain and in shock. He said he couldnt answer that question but would talk to the paramedics and get back with me. Still no word! Is them forgetting toi dispatch First Responders dening him medical care or possible negelect? What him never being checked for a head injury when Iasked them to? Any advice or input is greatfully needed. Please somebody help me help my son! God Bless!

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