Dead patient's estate sues chiropractor & others
Dead patient's estate sues
The estate of a Santa Fe man who allegedly became a quadriplegic during a chiropractic session and later died is suing the chiropractor, St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and others for alleged malpractice.
Gary Trujillo, 39, went to St. Vincent's emergency room Sept. 14 and Sept. 22, 2004 for neck pain and neurological symptoms, but doctors failed to diagnose a spinal lesion or mass, says the complaint filed Aug. 8 by lawyer Steven Farber.
Trujillo, an auto mechanic, underwent treatments by Jerome Buenviaje at the Gonstead Family Chiropractic or New Mexico Family Chiropractic clinic, 3600 Rodeo Lane, says the complaint.
On Oct. 4, 2004, while on the treatment table in Buenviaje's presence, Trujillo ``complained of losing sensation and became quadriplegic,'' says the complaint. It says Trujillo died on Jan. 30, 2005, because the chiropractic treatment ``aggravated the spinal lesion.''
The estate of a Santa Fe man who allegedly became a quadriplegic during a chiropractic session and later died is suing the chiropractor, St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and others for alleged malpractice.
Gary Trujillo, 39, went to St. Vincent's emergency room Sept. 14 and Sept. 22, 2004 for neck pain and neurological symptoms, but doctors failed to diagnose a spinal lesion or mass, says the complaint filed Aug. 8 by lawyer Steven Farber.
Trujillo, an auto mechanic, underwent treatments by Jerome Buenviaje at the Gonstead Family Chiropractic or New Mexico Family Chiropractic clinic, 3600 Rodeo Lane, says the complaint.
On Oct. 4, 2004, while on the treatment table in Buenviaje's presence, Trujillo ``complained of losing sensation and became quadriplegic,'' says the complaint. It says Trujillo died on Jan. 30, 2005, because the chiropractic treatment ``aggravated the spinal lesion.''
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