家庭起诉医院,护士 超过78岁的死亡 经过长期的ER等待。 Family sues hospital, nurses over 78-year-old's death after long ER wait.

78岁的Darrell Mesheau家庭是一位退休外交官,在新不伦瑞克Fredericton一家急诊室等了7小时后死亡,他的家人对地平线保健网和两名护士提起诉讼,指控他们玩忽职守。 The family of 78-year-old Darrell Mesheau, a retired diplomat who died after waiting seven hours in a Fredericton, New Brunswick, emergency room, has filed a lawsuit against the Horizon Health Network and two nurses, alleging negligence. 被告否认这些说法,说他们在治疗Mesheau时使用了“合理的技能和适当照顾”。 The defendants deny the claims, saying they used "reasonable skills and due care" in treating Mesheau. 诉讼声称,本该每30分钟检查一次的Mesheau的生命迹象只受到两次监测,而且没有询问他的病史。 The lawsuit alleges that Mesheau's vital signs, which should have been checked every 30 minutes, were only monitored twice, and that his medical history was not inquired about.