Legal Opinion
Center for Legal Advocacy v. Earnest
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2003No. 02-1135PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
This case arose out of the death of a homeless person who died while being treated by the Defendant Hospital. On December 22, 2000, a Mr. Doe apparently fell on a Denver sidewalk and injured his head. He was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at the Hospital where he was admitted and treated for a head laceration and acute alcohol intoxication. The record indicates that as part of his initial treatment he was restrained physically and given Inapsine (a medication used to quiet his behavior). Mr. Doe subsequently experienced respiratory arrest followed by cardiac…
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