Rare tetanus case hospitalizes Selden teen for six weeks

Rare tetanus case hospitalizes Selden teen for six weeks

There are less than 50 reported cases of tetanus every year in the nation, according to the CDC.

Settlement achieved following death of a woman after hospital’s failure to diagnose tetanus - Ashtons Legal

Amanda Cavanagh has achieved a six-figure settlement for the family of Mrs X, who died on 26 August 2020, aged 78, following a GP and hospital’s failure to diagnose tetanus and administer appropriate antibiotics and immunisation. Mrs X scratched her shin on a garden cane on 6 August 2020. Over the following days, redness spread down her leg. She sought advice from 111 on 8 August 2020, who arranged for an appointment later that day with an out-o…