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Hed probably give me a better trial. >> when the judge says no, what happens next can only be described as shocking. >> i just hit him. i mean i just -- just went into rage, you know. i mean i really didnt realize i was doing it until i was like, you know, i was on the ground when they grabbed me. >> ive had some bruising in the face, some swelling. i had a cut on my cheek. >> doug krickmer is the lawyer you see in the video. >> they took me to the hospital after it occurred, ran a ct scan, chec...

Miscarriage. shes waiting in a hospital room when a nurse comes in and asks if her name is carrie. carrie says yes and follows the nurse to a ct scan room. the nurse tells carrie a doctor wants a scan of her abdomen, and they give her the scan, even though carrie is three months pregnant. >> if youre radiating the abdomen, by definition the baby is going to be in the field of radiation and the babys going to get radiated. >> that ct scan is a mistake. the hospital has confused carrie with anothe...

She was holding it. saying "my heads hurting. my heads hurting. >> the mccrackens rush morgan to the emergency room. >> we couldnt get to the hospital fast enough. >> i carried her in. she was too lethargic to walk. >> a doctor says dont worry. >> im sure its late, shes tired, she probably has a touch of the flu. >> a gut feeling tells these parents the doctor has morgans diagnosis wrong. >> this wasnt our morgan. shes had the flu before. this wasnt how she acted. >> they ask for a ct scan of he...

>> my husband and i were in awe. were like, can you repeat that again? and she said frankly, i lost sense of direction. >> they messed up and did this eye and then did this eye. >> surgeons are supposed to initial or mark the correct side like they did with jesse. but heres one way they can still get confused. >> we place drapes over the entire area to keep it sterile. mistakes can be made very rarely when you have draping that obscures the mark. >> in the u.s. seven patients every day suffer bo...

>> im telling you, this aint working. i can have -- i would rather have the prosecutor be my attorney than him. he -- he probably give me a better trial. >> when the judge says no, what happens next can only be described as shocking. >> i just hit him. i mean, i just -- just went into a rage and, you know, didnt really realize what i was doing until i, like, i was on the ground when they grabbed me. >> ive had some bruising in the face, some swelling. i had a cut on my cheek. >> doug crickmer is...

Morgan mccracken gets socked in the head with a baseball. mom and dad ice the bump down. the 7-year-old seems fine. until two nights later, when she cries out for help. >> "mom, mom, my head. its hurting." she was holding it. saying "my heads hurting. my heads hurting. >> the mccrackens rush morgan to the emergency room. >> we couldnt get to the hospital fast enough. >> i carried her in. she was too lethargic to walk. >> a doctor says dont worry. >> im sure its late, shes tired, she probably has...

Shes waiting in a hospital room when a nurse comes in and asks if her name is carrie. carrie says yes and follows the nurse to a ct scan room. the nurse tells carrie a doctor wants a scan of her abdomen, and they give her the scan, even though carrie is three months pregnant. >> if youre radiating the abdomen, by definition the baby is going to be in the field of radiation and the babys going to get radiated. >> that ct scan is a mistake. the hospital has confused carrie with another patient nam...

The first clues of that and begin to order the right tests. >> after hours of begging the doctor finally does listen and orders the ct scan. heres what he missed. a blood clot inside morgans skull. a surgery saves her life. 1 out of every 10 diagnoses you receive from a doctor may be wrong. like morgans parents you should trust your instincts. if a diagnosis doesnt sound right to you, get a second opinion. at number 11, transfusion confusion. blake oliver feels sharp pain in his stomach. he goes...

Radiation could give them cancer. if possible, instead of a ct scan get an ultrasound or an mri because they have no radiation at all. still ahead on my list, metal and an mri are a bad combination. and an unbelievably long e.r. wait costs this toddler her limbs. the one call you can make to speed things up during an emergency. i am rich. most weekends, youll find me on my mega-yacht, which i bought from a mattress chain mogul, who could no longer afford the monthly payments. yes, i am rich. tha...

If her name is carrie. carrie says yes and follows the nurse to a ct scan room. the nurse tells carrie a doctor wants a scan of her abdomen, and they give her the scan, even though carrie is three months pregnant. >> if youre radiating the abdomen, by definition the baby is going to be in the field of radiation and the babys going to get radiated. >> that ct scan is a mistake. the hospital has confused carrie with another patient named carrie. >> the scan on the pregnant woman will increase the ...