BUSHEY v. ATLANTA EMERGENCY GROUP

71746.

179 Ga. App. 827 (1986)

348 S.E.2d 98

BUSHEY et al. v. ATLANTA EMERGENCY GROUP et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alford Wall, Douglas T. Noonan, for appellants.

W. H. Duckworth, Jr., Penelope B. Rundle, Frederick N. Gleaton, Michael Frick, Laurie E. Demorest, for appellees.


BEASLEY, Judge.

On January 25, 1983, Dr. Davis performed a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on five-year-old Donald Bushey at Clayton General Hospital. On the seventh post-operative day, the child suffered a post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage and was rushed by his parents to the hospital's emergency room at approximately 1:00 a. m. The child was in respiratory arrest evidenced by bleeding from the mouth, cyanosis, dilated pupils, unresponsiveness and lack of discernible...

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