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Recognition of Others

9/30/2009
Charles Hofheimer
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Seattle child injury attorney Chris Davis sues Seattle Children's Hospital and Seattle dentist for wrongful death of 15 year old child.

So You bring your child to the dentist ,a painkiller is prescribed after some routine dental work, and he is dead  the next day. This happened to Michael Blankenship, an autistic child who was given a prescription for a fentanyl patch, which is a drug  that the FDA warned is only for patients who have developed a tolerance for opium-derived painkillers. Blankenship,15, was given the maximum dosage of 100 micrograms per hour. He was found dead the morning after he  received the prescription. Why was this autistic child chosen to receive this powerful drug ?

Seattle Attorney Chris Davis has filed suit against Seattle Children’s Hospital and Barbara L. Sheller, DDS for the wrongful death of Blankenship, according to a Seattle press release. Davis is a nationally recognized child injury attorney and I wish him great success in making sure no autistic child (or any other child) is dead because of a dental appointment and hospital visit.

                           

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4 Comments to "Seattle child injury attorney Chris Davis sues Seattle Children's Hospital and Seattle dentist for wrongful death of 15 year old child."

We all know that malpractice of our profession is punishable by law.

I'm sure they are aware of that but that's if until proven guilty.
Posted by Dental Marketing on July 4, 2011 at 04:07 AM
Oh that is very tragic..that is very irresponsible! I would never do that to a patient. My heart goes out to the child.
Posted by best dentist on February 23, 2011 at 07:58 PM
That's very tragic and traumatic on the parents side. That will also simple teach other dentist not to use fentanyl since its fatal. We should take any consideration and look for an alternative prescription that we can advice or that we can use for a certain session. And I think this lesson is not only applicable to us dentist but to all people who practice medicine.
Posted by Implant Dentist PA on February 16, 2011 at 08:58 PM
Michael Blankenship's death is sad and very unfortunate. I would never use such a drug for a patient. There are just too many side effects that can arise.
Posted by Cosmetic Veneers on January 24, 2011 at 04:03 PM

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