Friday, December 31, 2010

Sacramento girl needed amputations after 5-hour wait at emergency room - Medical News - sacbee.com

Sacramento girl needed amputations after 5-hour wait at emergency room - Medical News - sacbee.com: "As his tiny daughter's skin turned blotchy and her body went limp during a lengthy wait at Methodist Hospital's emergency room, Ryan Jeffers panicked.

'This wasn't a simple flu,' he said. 'My daughter needed help.'

Little did he know that the girl was near death from a common infection that had invaded her blood and was raging out of control, ultimately causing the amputation of both of her feet and one of her hands."

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