Killingsworth v. Poon

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-patient appeals from the grant of summary judgment to appellee-physician in this medical malpractice case.

On November 16,1981, appellant went to the office of appellee, complaining of a minor muscle pain in her left shoulder. After *654examining appellant, appellee diagnosed the problem as a pulled muscle and, as part of the treatment, injected two syringes into appellant’s shoulder area. Upon receiving the injections, appellant experienced immediate chest pain and, on the following day, she went to another doctor with complaints of that chest pain and of shortness of…