Morena V. South Hills Systems Case Study

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In the case Morena v South Hills Systems, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that the paramedics were not negligent. The paramedics transported a shooting victim to the nearest hospital instead of one that was five miles away with a thoracic surgeon. The court justified the ruling saying that the paramedics could not judge the extent of the patient’s injury. A Thoracic surgeon can operate on critical care patients. They can do surgical repair of the congenital and conditions of the heart. They can also care for coronary arteries, valves, great vessels, and myocardium. Depending on the area of the wound on the shooting victim this type of surgeon could have been a life saver. In this case the victim was shot in the chest and died. Her

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