{"id":5588,"date":"2024-10-07T00:42:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T16:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/?p=5588"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T05:32:09","slug":"tort-negligence-medical-negligence-a-missed-lifeline-court-holds-medical-team-liable-for-brain-damage-in-high-risk-pregnancy-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/tort-negligence-medical-negligence-a-missed-lifeline-court-holds-medical-team-liable-for-brain-damage-in-high-risk-pregnancy-case\/","title":{"rendered":"TORT \u2014 NEGLIGENCE \u2014 MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE \u2014 A MISSED LIFELINE: COURT HOLDS MEDICAL TEAM LIABLE FOR BRAIN DAMAGE IN HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY CASE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary and Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaintiff was admitted to a hospital owned by the 17th defendant at 33 weeks of gestation, diagnosed with Placenta Praevia Type III, classifying her as a high-risk obstetric patient. After undergoing an emergency caesarean section, the plaintiff collapsed, was resuscitated, and then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Following further care, the plaintiff suffered severe and irreversible brain damage, leading to permanent physical and mental disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Did the defendants commit negligence?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did the defendants breach their duty of care?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did the breach of duty by the defendants cause the injuries and damages to the plaintiff?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the plaintiff entitled to special damages, pre-trial damages, damages for pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life, future general damages, and costs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Court Findings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The standard of care expected of the defendants was aligned with the Federal Court decision in <em>Zulhasnimar bt Hasan Basri &amp; Anor v Dr Kuppu Velumani P &amp; Ors<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proper documentation of diagnosis, treatment, and medical plans in a patient\u2019s records was essential, a fact admitted by one of the doctors during cross-examination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discrepancies were found between the estimated blood loss and the amount of blood transfused.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The court noted incomplete medical records for the period between 1 pm and the time the plaintiff was transferred to the ICU.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Witness testimony revealed that the danger stemmed from an underestimation of blood loss, leading to insufficient and delayed blood transfusions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The court found that the defendants, including doctors and nurses, failed to respond to warning signs, resulting in oxygen deprivation and subsequent brain damage. The multidisciplinary team was collectively held liable for failing to monitor the plaintiff\u2019s condition in the ICU properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference Cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee<\/em> [1957] 2 All ER 118<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rogers v Whitaker<\/em> (1992) 175 CLR 479 (HC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority<\/em> [1997] 3 WLR 1151<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Foo Fio Na v Dr Soo Fook Mun &amp; Anor<\/em> [2007] 1 MLJ 593<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Zulhasnimar bt Hasan Basri &amp; Anor v Dr Kuppu Velumani P &amp; Ors<\/em> [2017] 5 MLJ 438; [2017] 5 MLRA 399; [2017] 8 CLJ 605<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Yusnita bt Johari (suing through her husband and litigation representative Khairil Faiz bin Rahamat) v Dr Jerilee Mariam Khong &amp; Ors<\/em> [2023] 9 MLJ 629<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent High Court ruling involved a plaintiff who suffered severe brain damage after an emergency caesarean section at 33 weeks of pregnancy due to alleged medical negligence. The court examined whether the medical team breached their duty of care by failing to properly monitor the patient, resulting in oxygen deprivation and irreversible damage. The defendants, including doctors and nurses, were found liable for not acting on clear warning signs, leading to significant damages awarded to the plaintiff for her physical and mental disabilities.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2099,1561,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negligence","category-tort","category-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TORT \u2014 NEGLIGENCE \u2014 MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE \u2014 A MISSED LIFELINE: COURT HOLDS MEDICAL TEAM LIABLE FOR BRAIN DAMAGE IN HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY CASE | Yew Huoi, How &amp; Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A recent High Court ruling involved a plaintiff who suffered severe brain damage after an emergency caesarean section at 33 weeks of pregnancy due to alleged medical negligence. 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