The plaintiff, a registered nurse, brought a medical negligence action against the defendant, a family medicine resident, alleging improper administration of a tetanus vaccination.
She claimed the injection was administered too high and too anterior on her left arm, causing immediate severe pain and a subsequent debilitating shoulder condition.
The court evaluated the standard of care for landmarking and administering intramuscular deltoid injections.
Due to the truncated nature of the text, the final determination on liability and damages is not disclosed.
