Legal Opinion
Trivette v. North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 6, 1998No. COA97-1557PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Judge.
Plaintiffs’ decedent, Randy Trivette, a severely disabled adult, lived under the total care of his parents all of his life. On May 2, 1996, Randy was taken by ambulance to defendant North Carolina Baptist Hospital because of continuous vomiting, choking, limpness, pallor, and a decrease in mental status. Randy was unconscious at the time he was admitted.
Upon arrival at the emergency room, Randy was given a screening examination which included a battery of tests and chest x-rays. The medical screening and accompanying tests showed, inter alia, that his white blood cell count was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Franklin D. Vickers, of the Estate of Martin Wade Vickers v. Nash General Hospital, Incorporated James R. Hughes, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Gerber v. Northwest Hospital Center, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Lowder v. LowderCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
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