In the instant case, plaintiff presented testimony from nurse Niedzwiecki which provided the standard of care for drawing blood. Niedzwiecki also testified that she considered the blood draw performed on plaintiff to have been a breach of that standard of care. The question upon appeal is whether plaintiff demonstrated that the blood draw was negligently performed and whether that negligence was the proximate cause of her injury. Proximate cause is that cause which produces an injury through a natural and continuous sequence of events unbroken by any effective intervening cause. 269 Ill. App.
Proximate cause is made up of two elements, cause in fact and legal cause.
Cause in fact exists where there is a reasonable certainty that a defendant's acts caused the injury or damage. 188 Ill. 2d at 258. Legal cause, by contrast, is essentially a question of foreseeability. 188 Ill. 2d at 258. 85 Ill. App.