A truly horrific pattern of emergency room care is being alleged in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a California hospital and various doctors who assisted in the care of a young girl.  

The lawsuit alleges that staff at the Methodist Hospital in Sacramento, CA were negligent in responding to the medical needs of the young girl who's parents took her to the emergency room with complaints related to progressive: fever, skin discoloration and overall weakness.

After waiting in the emergency room for more than five hours, the girls condition progressed to the point where she began to lose consciousness.  Turns out, the girl had streptococcus A, a bacterial infection that quickly took over the girls entire body.

The family blames the delay in providing medical treatment at the emergency room resulted in the amputation of the girls hands and feet.

I wish this girl the best as she faces an obviously long road of recovery and physical therapy.  Nonetheless, I anticipate that this lawsuit will still be vigorously defended as the hospital will surely argue the the delay in treatment was not the proximate cause of this girl's injuries--- that the delay was not the cause of her current condition.

We will certainly keep our Child Injury Laws Blog readers updated as this medical negligence lawsuit proceeds.