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CASE ON POINT: Hill-Fernando v. Emergency Care Physicians of Northern Kentucky, (08/15/2008) S.W.3d--KY
CASE FACTS: On the evening of November 13,2001, twenty-three-month old Dudley John Ferdinando, III (Johnny), arrived by ambulance at St. Luke Hospital West at approximately 8:30 p.m. Johnny was accompanied by his mother, Bobbie. Bobbie reported to emergency room personnel that Johnny had apparently ingested three to four 20 mg OxyContin pills between 7:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. Bobble believed that Johnny took the pills after she went upstairs in her home to take a nap with her twin girls, while Johnny's father, Wayne, was answering a "call" at the front door. Approximately twenty minutes after Johnny's arrival at the hospital, and less than one hour after the suspected ingestion, Dr. Timothy Love examined Johnny. Dr. Love ordered that Johnny be given charcoal, his vital signs be taken every hour, and his urine be collected for a drug screen. Johnny was given the...
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