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Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion
The family of a boy who was fatally burned in a hyperbaric chamber explosion has filed wrongful death lawsuits, claiming the Ocean Hyperbaric Oxygen Neurologic Center was negligent in their treatment.
August 13, 2009 /Parenting PR News/ -- Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion
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The family of a boy who was fatally burned in his grandmother's arms in a hyperbaric chamber explosion has filed two wrongful death lawsuits.
The lawsuits claim the Ocean Hyperbaric Oxygen Neurologic Center in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was negligent in the treatment of 4-year-old Francesco Pio Martinisi, an Italian child being treated for cerebral palsy at the facility.
Martinisi and his grandmother flew from Italy to South Florida for the treatment. Their family had raised money for the trip and treatment in the southern Italy town where they live.
The boy's grandmother was killed in the May explosion; he suffered burns to more than 90 percent of his body and died more than a month later.
News reports said the Ocean Hyperbaric Oxygen Center is a state-licensed health care facility. According to the center's building signage, the facility treats patients with brain injuries, cerebral palsy and those who have nearly drowned.
A Miami TV station reported that the facility had been cited several times for violations of local codes and fire safety standards. The Lauderdale-by-the-Sea fire marshal told the station that the center had several unresolved violations related to its hyperbaric chambers. The marshal said there was no high-pressure alarm on the oxygen tank there.
The Broward County Sheriff's office told the station that the chamber involved in the explosion is old. It used an electric motor to seal the hyperbaric chamber shut.
The victims were lying inside one of the oxygen-filled chambers when flames engulfed the sealed enclosure.
Hyperbaric chambers are often used to treat decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, soft tissue infections and burns. Studies have also shown that hyperbaric therapy can be useful in treating autism.
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