Woman Pronounced “Dead” Still Alive
A Delaware woman went to a hospital due to a severe case of indigestion; an hour later, she was pronounced dead by hospital staff. But when someone noticed that her dead body was still breathing. She was not dead after all, and she and her family are suing the hospital and staff for compensatory and punitive damages.
Judith Johnson is now brain injured but she can walk and talk, according to her attorney. The 61-year-old was actually having a heart attack when she arrived at the Delaware hospital in May 2007 and went into cardiac arrest 45 minutes after her arrival. She was treated in the ER but records reveal she "never regained a pulse." She was pronounced dead at 8:34 p.m.
The woman now suffers from memory loss, speech problems, liver damage, seizures, personality changes, and permanent neurological injury as a result of the care she received in the hospital, according to her attorney.
If you or a loved one has suffered or died due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis, LLP today to schedule a confidential consultation.
