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Apr

Middle school student dies in North Carolina accident

A North Carolina community is mourning the death of a middle school student involved in a Havelock car accident.

The Havelock Middle School student and her 16-year-old sister were on their way to school when the 16-year-old driving a Dodge Journey pulled out into the path of a large turf truck, according to Havelock News.

The turf truck driver did all he could to stop, even leaving skid marks on the road, and a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper said he won’t be charged.

Treatment Center Kills Man with Lethal Drug Overdose

The Raleigh News & Observer reports that a man being treated in a state-run drug treatment center in Butner, NC, after staff members gave him a lethal dose of methadone.

The story took a frightening turn when we learned that there was no reason for the man to have been prescribed methadone in the first place. Methadone is used to treat heroin addiction…but the patient was not addicted to heroin.

Apparently, he survived a low dose of methadone, but a physician increased his dosage. As the victim lay unconscious in his bed, a nurse assumed he was sleeping and ignored this blatant symptom of overdose. The man was found bleeding and unconscious in a bathroom after midnight by another patient.

It raises so many questions: Where was the hospital staff while this man was suffering? Is it common to have patients missing from their beds at midnight, and not be searched for? Are there no checks and balances for physicians and nurses who seem to be running on auto-pilot? Do any of the staff of state-run hospitals care enough to give proper treatment to their patients?

HensonFuerst is outraged by this type of treatment. We devote our lives to helping people who have been injured in this way… but we would be thrilled if these types injuries and deaths never happened in the first place.

While the newspaper article said that it was unclear whether there would be any disciplinary action against the staff, it would be a travesty if no action were taken. Whatever happened to the oath of “do no harm”?

If you or one of your loved ones have been injured while in any medical care facility, call us. HensonFuerst is on your side.

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Mar

Shooting leaves one dead in North Carolina wrongful death

March 25, 2008

The Rocky Mount Telegram reported that a North Carolina wrongful death happened Friday when a man was shot.

A woman reported the Rocky Mount wrongful death in her home to authorities saying that her husband had been shot.

The victim of the North Carolina wrongful death was pronounced dead at the scene due to several gunshots wounds to the upper torso.

Police are still investigating the Rocky Mount wrongful death and are looking into the motive of the shooting.

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Feb

Ambulance crushes Raleigh wrongful death victim

February 28, 2008

The News & Observer reported that officials will investigate the wrongful death of a Raleigh man who was crushed by an ambulance.

The man was working on the ambulance and was underneath the vehicle when a jack slipped, dropping the ambulance onto the man. After the North Carolina wrongful death, officials will be reviewing all safety and maintenance procedures.

It is unclear whether the Raleigh wrongful death victim was struck by the ambulance or the jack in the accident.

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Jan

North Carolina wrongful death victim died after falling from billboard

January 11, 2008

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported a North Carolina wrongful death that state labor investigators are still looking into. A man was impaled Monday after a slip and fall accident from a billboard.

The outdoor worker died after falling 10 and one half feet from the platform where he was impaled through the back and chest by a 46-inch-tall, 3-inch-wide buried cable marker, according to witnesses

Officials said the North Carolina wrongful death victim was wearing a safety belt without a lanyard.

http://citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880109130

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Dec

North Carolina fire and burn injuries claim the life of a two-year-old

December 4, 2007

The News & Observer reported that a home fire took the life of a two-year-old boy on Monday, who passed away from fire and burn injuries. His mother also suffered injuries while attempting to rescue him.

Six adults and three other children were present in the single-story, wood-frame home and escaped without fire and burn injuries. Authorities were still trying to determine the cause of the fire damage on Tuesday.

A 2-year-old boy perished in a fire that destroyed his home in Dunn on Monday, and investigators are trying to determine what caused the blaze.

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Nov

Two dead, one injured in North Carolina auto accident

November 13, 2007

The Fayetteville Observer reported that two people died and one was injured in a North Carolina auto accident Saturday. The accident happened about 3:15 p.m. Saturday when a driver in a pickup truck ran off the road, over-corrected, and crossed the center line. A passenger vehicle slammed into the side of the pickup, which flipped the truck on top of the car and then landed on one end.

The driver of the pickup and a passenger in the car were pronounced dead at the scene from their North Carolina car accident injuries. The driver of the car was pinned inside until rescue workers cut him out. He was taken to the hospital with a broken arm and leg.

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Oct

Three die in Rocky Mount auto accidents

October 26, 2007

Three people died this week in North Carolina car accidents, according to the Rocky Mount Telegram. A husband and wife died in a head-on collision Monday. They were passengers in a car that hit another vehicle while attempting to pass. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital with injuries, but the driver who caused the accident suffered no car accident injuries.

Another Rocky Mount car accident happened on Tuesday that took the life of a driver who was hit by someone who failed to yield at a stop sign. The North Carolina auto accident victim died at the scene, and the woman who caused the accident was taken to the hospital with a head injury.

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