Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Hospital Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 9, 1989No. A89A1649PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
On October 14, 1985, Milton Lucas was admitted to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery to remove a growth from his right lung. Terri Rachals, a registered nurse, was assigned to care for him after his surgery in the surgical intensive care unit. Lucas subsequently suffered a heart attack of unknown cause on October 17, 1985. On October 18 and 19, Rachals gave him unauthorized injections of potassium chloride, which caused two episodes of sudden cardiovascular collapse. He died on October 19 shortly after receiving the. second injection.
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