The plaintiff sustained bilateral wrist fractures after a slip and fall and was treated at the defendant hospital.
The defendant doctors reduced the fractures and applied plaster splints.
The plaintiff subsequently developed a full thickness burn on her right arm, which she alleged was caused by the negligent application of the cast or a failure to properly diagnose and treat the injury.
The court found that the defendant doctors met the standard of care in their treatment and that the burn was an unfortunate, rare, and unforeseeable complication of the exothermic reaction from the plaster.
The action for medical malpractice was dismissed, and costs were awarded to the defendants.
