Brain Injury Attorney Case - Medical Negligence
Hall vs. Crest, Lone Star HMA, Mesquite Community Hospital, Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Jadon Hall was born on February 14, 2002. On February 18, 2003, he was admitted to Mesquite Community Hospital (“MCH”) for day surgery to remove his adenoids and insert tubes in his ears. During the procedure, Jadon suffered complications that deprived him of oxygen. Because of the seriousness of Jadon’s complications, he was transferred to Children’s’ Medical Center (“CMC”), where he suffered additional oxygen depravation during treatment. As a result of medical negligence throughout this process, Jadon suffered permanent brain damage.
Jadon, a once exuberant and thriving toddler, had to try to learn to walk, talk and feed himself all over again. However, his injury left him unable to return to his former self and permanently affected his vision. The Halls are unsure of how much his cognitive development has been affected by the injury, but an MRI scan clearly shows the damage done to his brain.
The brain injury attorneys at Fineberg Gresham reviewed the facts of the Hall’s case and diligently investigated the sequence of events that caused this tragedy. They found that during the procedure, anesthesia was to be provided by Jonathan Leonard Chrest, M.D., P.A. The Hall’s signed a consent form specifically indicating that the anesthetist would be Dr. Chrest or one of his associates, all of whom were “credentialed to provide anesthesia services.” Nevertheless, the vast majority of Jadon’s anesthesia was administered by a non-credentialed student nurse. Had the Halls known that Jadon’s anesthesia would be performed by a student nurse anesthetist, they would not have consented to the procedure.
Further research by Fineberg Gresham’s brain injury attorneys, revealed that Jadon suffered a laryngospasm, or an involuntary muscular contraction of the laryngeal cords that makes it almost impossible to breath in. This is a well known complication from anesthesia and is treated by hyperextending the patient's neck and administering assisted ventilation with 100% oxygen. In this case, nurses responded to Jadon’s condition, rather than the doctor performing the procedure, Gerald D. Friedman, D.O.
Based on this research, the Halls made their case, asserting causes of action for fraud, assault and battery, medical negligence, negligence per se, and breach of contract. If the medical staff involved in Jadon’s procedure had followed their own processes and abided by the consent forms signed by the Halls, Jadon would not have suffered permanent brain damage.
Fineberg Gresham's brain injury attorneys carefully detailed the Hall's story in the family interview that can be viewed from the links below. The brain injury suffered by Jadon Hall clearly had a devastating impact on the family.
- Parents' Pride
- Simple Procedure
- Roller Coaster
- Bad To Worse
- Death's Door
- Saying Goodbye
- Family Impact
- Day Surgery to Life Sentence
- Special Needs
- Starting Over
- Lasting Effects
- Physicians Review of Brain Scan
Physician's Review of Brain Scan