Kal v. Southern Medical Business Serv.

On December 12, 1998, K.A.L., who was incarcerated in the Saraland city jail, attempted suicide by hanging herself from the neck with a bedsheet. When jail personnel found her, K.A.L. had no pulse, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was begun. By the time paramedics arrived, K.A.L. had a "thready" pulse and an agonal respiratory effort. She was immediately transported by ambulance to Springhill Memorial Hospital. Upon her arrival at the hospital, K.A.L. was comatose and her pupils were fixed and dilated. She was intubated and admitted to the intensive-care unit for treatment.

K.A.L. responded…