Water May Be To Blame For Oral Infections Of 10 Children In Anaheim
In other health news from around the state, a Santa Rosa homeless man says that a denial of medical care in jail led to his amputations. And an uplifting story of an Orange County runner who competes despite cerebral palsy.
Orange County Register:
Anaheim Dental Clinic Ordered To Stop Using Water After 10 Kids Hospitalized
Orange County’s Health Care Agency on Thursday ordered Children’s Dental Group in Anaheim to stop using water for procedures after 10 root canal patients were hospitalized with serious infections. The agency said its lab has confirmed that multiple samples taken from the dental office’s water system have tested positive for mycobacteria similar to the kind believed to have sickened the children, who all underwent pulpotomies since May. (Perkes, 9/15)
The Press Democrat:
Santa Rosa Homeless Man Claims Sonoma County Jail Denied Care, Caused Amputation
A Santa Rosa homeless man who says he was forced to have both feet and part of a leg amputated after being denied medical treatment in the Sonoma County Jail is suing for negligence and civil rights violations. Bryce Lemmons, 56, alleges in the suit filed last month in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco he languished in a cell for more than two days after his arrest Dec. 26 by Santa Rosa police for sleeping outside a grocery store. In the suit, Lemmons said he was exposed to extreme cold while sleeping outside and complained of excruciating pain in his feet and legs when arrested about 9 p.m. After being diagnosed with hypothermia at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Rosa, he was booked into the jail on an outstanding warrant early Dec. 27 and not allowed to see a doctor. (Payne and Johnson, 9/15)
Orange County Register:
Determined Trabuco Hills Runner Michelle Cross Refuses To Be Slowed By Cerebral Palsy
Michelle, now 16, was born with cerebral palsy, which has left her with limited balance and movement on her right side, including limited to no mobility in her right arm. Simple things, like tying shoes and putting her hair up, become daunting. However, in the world of athletics, her competitive fire burns bright. (Percy, 9/15)