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TRIVETTE v. NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSP.

No. COA97-1557.

507 S.E.2d 48 (1998)

Elmer TRIVETTE and Nancy Trivette, as Co-Administrators of the late Randy James Trivette, and Nancy Trivette, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moore and Brown by B. Ervin Brown, II, Winston-Salem, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kilpatrick Stockton by J. Robert Elster, Richard S. Gottlieb, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.

WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiffs' decedent, Randy Trivette, a severely disabled adult, lived under the total care of his parents all of his life. On May 2, 1996, Randy was taken by ambulance to defendant North Carolina Baptist Hospital because of continuous vomiting, choking, limpness, pallor, and a decrease in mental status. Randy was unconscious at the time he was admitted.

Upon arrival at the emergency room, Randy was given a screening examination which included...

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