Hundemer v. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Inc.

Lawrence Hundemer was a patient in Grood Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, which was operated by Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Inc., where he was recuperating from surgery. On the morning of November 19, 1963, at about 3:3'0 a. m., he was found to be in a state of shock. Under advice of a physician, a drug known as Levophed, a vasoconstrictor, was administered by intravenous infusion. The drug was added to a quantity of glucose and water and, thus, was given to Mr. Hundemer. During the course of this infusion, it was found to have infiltrated his arm, resulting eventually in a sloughing…