The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-10
LONG TRIAL IN MALPRACTICE
CASE

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g. Dr. Wilson said that DIR. Moul-
ton came March 5 and the leg was
examined, finding no sores but there
might have been asbrasions around
the edge of the splint. DR.. Wilson
said that he thought Mitchells leg did
not have one chance in q hundred.
On June DR.. Wilson said that he
had done all he could and that the pa
tient must go to hospital; that he
offered his services; that he did not
refuse to get the man ready for the
hospital; that there were no sores on
June and that the leg was in good
condition. DR.. Marsh and DR.. Dorr
were called there June 8, he said, that
he went with them; that the leg was
stripped and an X-ray picture taken;
Witness said there were no sores on
the leg at that time. DR.. Wilson said
he did not see Mitchell until after his
return from Portland and not then
professionally. He said the patient
complained of pain in the back. Under
cross examination DR.. Wilson said
that Mitchell never complained of pain
in the leg and that he left off practice
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that the removal of the draw sheet
and other adjustments necessary in
the case of an invalid would some
what disturb the patient. He said Drs.
Marsh and Dorr asked him to go with
them to Mitchell's place and testified
that they removed everything from
the leg and did not replace the trac-
ton.
DR.. s. ]. Redman of Dexter, who re-
ceived his training at the Bowdoin
Medical School and does surgery at a
Dexter hospital, was called to Mitch
ellis on June IA, he testified. He said
that he examined the leg, stripped it
and found that the bone had not unit
ed. He found no abrasions or breaks
in the skin of importance, nor sores of
any importance, he said Dr. Red
man said that he thought 1t was right
to remove the splints and dressing and
to put on plaster caste preparatory to
moving the patient to a hospital. He
also thought 1t was consistent with
good surgery to remove the caste and
reset the leg in the same manner as
before except that the adhesive tape
holding weight should be doubled and
the weight increased gradually up to
80 pounds, as the physicians In attend
ance he'd apparently done. He was
questioned evidently to determine If
the doctors treating the case had
done so properly according to his
knowledge and he agreed apparently
that they had. He didn't think the
recovery had been retarded by the
length of time the leg had been put up
in extension, he stated. Under cross
examination, he admitted that he was
little cloudy on that question, how
ever. He said that he had examined
the leg, five days before the nurses
who had testified earlier in the hear
ing, but under cross examination
stuck to 1t that there was nothing
unnatural about the condition of the
leg. Witness said he did nothing
about treating the leg and that there
was no weight attached to the leg
when he left Mitchell
DIR. r. H. Marsh of Guilford was
the next witness saying that he had
practiced for 30 years. that he was
graduate of Bowdoin Medical DEPART
ment and that he was called to see
Mitchell accompanied by DR.. Dorr. He
said that they requested DR.. Wilson,
to come and that they found on the'I
leg splints, traction and adhesive
straps with weight attached to them.
He testified that they removed the an
terror splints, after measuring the leg,l
found the alignment perfect, took an
X-ray picture and stripped the, leg.
Witness said they found the skin and
flesh the same as would be found on
any leg after it had been encased in
a splint. with no sores, and that he
should call it in good condition. DR..
Marsh said that the straps and trac-
ton were not put back on the leg,
while he was there. Could tell by
the X-ray picture, he testified, that
the broken bones had not united. I'm
der cross examination DR., Marsh said
that he didn't recall telling Mitchell
that IL he would go back with him, he
would have him WALKING in a few
days.
DR.. Guy Dorr of Guilford, a gradu-
ate of the University of Vermont. was
the next witness and said he went to
see Mitchell on June 8 taking with
him his X-ray machine, which was