Trial begins in hospital death suit: W-B General Hospital staff accused of negligence in the death of Eugene Stoker

According to records the plaintiffs collected, Stoker died of a blood clot that blocked the artery to his lungs -- called a pulmonary embolism -- more than a day after he was admitted to the hospital complaining of shortness of breath.

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Published inMcClatchy - Tribune Business News
Main Author Sweeney, Rory
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 25.02.2010
Subjects
Deaths
Hospitals
Litigation
Negligence
State court decisions
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Summary:According to records the plaintiffs collected, Stoker died of a blood clot that blocked the artery to his lungs -- called a pulmonary embolism -- more than a day after he was admitted to the hospital complaining of shortness of breath.