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A Doctor's Mistaken Judgement
| Title | A Doctor's Mistaken Judgement |
| Publication Type | Case Study |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Ladenson, Robert |
| Corporate Authors | of Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute Technology |
| Date Published | 03/1995 |
| Publisher | Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Keywords | MEDICINE , professional responsibility |
| Abstract | While treating an aged patient in a nursing home, Dr. Gerald Einaugler mistook a dialysis catheter in the patient's abdomen for a feeding tube, and ordered feeding solution pumped through it. Six days later the patient was dead. In 1993 Dr. Einaugler was convicted of two misdemeanors and sentenced to serve fifty-two weekends in prison. Was the decision to prosecute Dr. Einaugler appropriate? If so, was the punishment appropriate? |
| Notes | Case from the 1995 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. |
| URL | Click here for the document |
