Spinal damage is some of the worst that you can suffer from, and will almost immediately lessen the quality of life that you can enjoy moving forward. If you worry about such an injury in life, it’s likely because it could leave you without any opportunity to continue doing what you love. One man learned that his spinal injury caused paralysis, and it came after hospital staff were unable to determine that the man had suffered spinal damage.
The individual has been awarded $3 million in damages, which is at the time of writing among the largest jury verdicts ever handed out in Pueblo County, Colorado. Sixty-six-year-old Samuel Chifalo suffered a fall in February 2016, when he landed on his face when falling upon furniture and was in need of medical care. According to Denver attorneys David Woodruff and Henry Miniter, his spinal injury was not recognized by the staff who were working on him at Parkview Medical Center.
Apparently, neurosurgery in an immediate manner would have led to the complete resumption of normal life for Mr. Chifalo. His spinal injury, though, was not diagnosed, and thus he was released without anyone noticing the incredible damage that has been done. Woodruff said in a statement: “This case, like all medical malpractice cases, was incredibly sad because Mr. Chifalo will never fully recover what he lost.”
A nine-day trail took place over the 2016 treatment, and eventually there was a decision made. The evidence showed that Mr. Chifalo could have been prevented from paralyzation. When he fell and hit his face on the furniture, surgical treatment on his spine could have stopped the damage from becoming permanent.
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