A toddler in Texas was killed after an overdose of the blood-thinning drug Heparin, while at the Nebraska Medical Center.

According to officials with the Nebraska Medical Center, 2 year-old Almariah Duque was recovering from major surgery at the facility hospital staff administered too much blood thinner. Duque was pronounced clinically dead Wednesday morning.

A spokesperson for the Nebraska Medical Center said in a statement that “the hospital staff somehow gave the girl too much Heparin, and the hospital is doing an extensive investigation.” The spokesperson went on to say that the hospital is doing everything it can to help the mother and father cope with the tragedy.

There has been no comment from police officials on the matter.

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A woman from Ohio has filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania plastic surgeon which claims she was given the wrong kind of breast implants.

According to court documents filed Friday in Pittsburgh, Brittany Daly is seeking $300,000 in damages from Dr. Beverly Carl, of Brigewater, Pennsylvania. Daly contends that she decided on silicone breast implants on the advice of Carl because she was told they were more durable and less likely to deflate than saline. The lawsuit alleges that Carl’s office had only saline implants available at the time of the surgery, and the surgeon went ahead with the surgery anyway.

Daly claims in the lawsuit that the surgeon kept her knocked out while she told Daly’s fiance about the mistake. Daly’s fiancee told Carl to continue the procedure, but the lawsuit alleges the treatment plan did not empower him to make such a decision.

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A hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania is facing a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit claiming the facility misrepresented itself as a trauma center, resulting in the unnecessary death of a motorcycle crash victim.

According to court documents filed Friday by Josephine Heynoski, Harmot Medical Center ran out of blood while treating her husband, John P. Heynoski. The lawsuit also alleges that the label of trauma center was inaccurate, as the facility did not have qualified staff available to treat Heynoski’s pelvic injuries. Hospital staff allegedly gave Heyoski transfusions of the wrong blood types while he waited two hours for helicopter transport.

Heynoski was rushed to Harmot Medical on July 24, 2008 after his Pit Bull motorcycle collided with a Chevrolet Lumina. Doctors planned to operate on Heynoski’s injuries, but the radiologist on call admitted to being uncomfortable operating on pelvic vascular injuries. After 41 minutes in the hospital, doctors decided to transfer Heynoski to the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

As Heynoski waited for helicopter transport to arrive he received multiple blood transfusions of the wrong type. Heynoski had O-negative blood, but hospital staff administered transfusions of O-positive and AB-positive blood.

If you or someone you love has been injured because of negligent medical treatment, the Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., may be able to help get you the compensation you deserve. Contact us today by calling 215-238-1130.