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New Mexico woman sues hospital for resuscitating her
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ‐ A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights.The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit this week in New Mexico state district court against Santa Fe’s Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The lawsuit filed on behalf Sams, a writer known for books on spirituality, says the hospital and a doctor who was treating her are to blame for her going into cardiac arrest. The lawsuit says Sams was given a painkiller even after she told staff she was allergic to it. Court documents say the negligence was compounded when hospital personnel resuscitated her ‐ something she did not want. Christus spokesman Arturo Delgado declined to comment. Sams is seeking an unspecified amount in damages. Posted by: Besoeker 2018-11-18 |
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