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| Nurses Center Of Inmate Death Investigation |
| By kentucky.com |
| Published: 09/01/2010 |
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The Kentucky Board of Nursing is investigating two nurses at the Fayette County jail who denied medical assessment to an inmate who later died, according to jail documents. The inmate, Dean Ferguson, 54, of Lexington, died of a pulmonary embolism after complaining of leg pain and shortness of breath all night at the jail. Ferguson's family filed complaints against nurses Karen Hodge and Stephanie Travis in August. Dean Ferguson, an inmate at the Fayette County Detention Center, died of a pulmonary embolism after complaining of leg pain and shortness of breath all night at the jail. Photo Provided The complaints say that during a 12-hour period on jail surveillance video, Dean is seen breathing heavily and collapsing many times. "Both nurses observed his condition and refused to provide medical care," the complaints say. Read More. |
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