Posted on 05/05/2015 11:18:45 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A Florida man is suing a hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash.
According to the Miami Herald, the Key Largo man went to Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables to have his leg amputated below his knee. The hospital then threw the leg away instead of incinerating it, which is the normal practice.
The man found out about the incident when homicide detectives knocked on his door and asked him why his leg was found at a waste management facility with the man's name tag still attached.
Hospital officials have not explained how the mistake was made. Doctor's Hospital released a statement, saying in part, "When Doctors Hospital was notified of this situation, hospital leaders took immediate and appropriate measures to address it. Proper procedures have been reinforced at the hospital to prevent similar situations from happening in the future."
In the man's lawsuit, he claims emotional distress. The lawsuit claims the man suffered an invasion of privacy, embarrassment and humiliation because of the incident.
“He doesn’t have a leg to stand on.”
I think he has a leg to stand on.
” Common sense dictates that on examination of the waste, and noticing it was mixed with easily identified non-biological hospital refuse,”
Common sense requires that one not jump to the conclusion that the workers at the waste management facility noticed it was mixed with easily identified non-biological hospital refuse.
You knew that the second you saw the headline...
Perkins: “So it’ll just grow back again, won’t it?”
Surgeon: I’m going to level with you. A tiger has bitten your leg off.
Everybody: “A tiger? In Africa?!”
My pal’s name is Foot Foot (Foot Foot)
He always likes to roam
My pal’s name is Foot Foot (Foot Foot)
I never find him home
I go to his house
Knock at his door
People come out and say
Foot Foot don’t live here no more
My pal Foot Foot (Foot Foot)
Always likes to roam
My pal Foot Foot (Foot Foot)
Now he has no home
Where will Foot Foot go
What will Foot Foot do
Oh, Foot Foot
I wish I could find you
I’ve looked here, I’ve looked there
I’ve looked everywhere
Oh, Foot Foot
Why can’t I find you?
Foot Foot, where can you be?
Foot Foot, why won’t you answer me?
Foot Foot, Oh Foot Foot
Wherever you are
I want you to come home with me
I don’t have time to roam
I have things to do
I have to go home
Oh, Foot Foot, where are you?
If Foot Foot didn’t like to roam so well
He would still have a place to dwell
Foot Foot, please answer me
I know where you are
You’re behind that tree
Foot Foot, please come to me
Foot Foot, now that you’re here
Won’t you come home
Foot Foot, promise me this
That you will never again roam
—The Shaggs
“Hey, hey, hey, hey! One break, coming up!”
So true!
If he wins the lawsuit who will have to foot the bill?
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