Question

A 75-year-old patient at a licensed healthcare provider care center suffered from diabetes, dementia, coronary artery disease, immobile decubitus ulcers (bedsores), and was unable to walk, talk, or feed herself.

Her physician prescribed a daily whirlpool bath as a medical treatment for the decubitus ulcers. The facility did not have a whirlpool so she was given a regular daily bath. A certified nursing assistant prepared a bath for the patient and placed her in hot water that was 138 degrees and that subsequently caused severe burns from which she died three days later.

A wrongful death action was brought. Parties settled before trial for $1.5 million

.who will named in this suit

Answer 1

For giving whirlpool bath or hot water bath, the temperature of the water should be 99 - 102 degree of farahnheat. It should not be more than that. A registered nurse should be make sure that the water provided for the patient is in correct temperature. Otherwise it might cause burn. In this case the nurse assistant given hot water which was 139 degrees that cause severe burns to patient and as a result patient died. In case of filing suit, it probably by the next of hospital or health centre.