~ AGO SEE FILED _ STATE OF FLORIDA sane | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ) PETITIONER, 5 OO - 2355 - wo a 7 5 CASE NO. 1997-05109 ROYCEE. HOOD, JR. LMD, - 5 ; os | — _ RESPONDENT. 3 - : ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT COMES NOW the Petitioner, Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as “Petitioner,” and files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Medicine against Royce E. Hood, Jr., MD., hereinafter referred toas “Respondent,” and alleges: 1. Effective July” 1, 1997, > Petitioner i is the state agency charged v with regulating t the “ rctice of medicine pursuant t to Section 20. 43, Florida la Statutes; Chapter 455, Florida Statutes, ; address i is 740 West s Plymouth Avente, ‘DeLand, FL 32720. ae WwW ws 8. On or about ‘November 26, 1996, Patient MS. presented to a hand Surgeon who performed a debridement and recommended a guillotine type amputation. Subsequently, Patient M.S. underwent an amputation of the left thumb, as well as skin grafting procedures. 9. A reasonably prudent physician in a similar situation would have further investigated the reports of post-operative numbness after the anesthesia had worn off from the di gital block. 10. Respondent failed to practice medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar physician as being acceptable under similar _ conditions and circumstances for one or more of the following reasons: 1) Respondent failed to further investigate patient’s complaints of numbness post-operatively, after the anesthesia had worn off from the digital block; 2) Respondent failed to follow-up when the patient complained of numbness after anesthesia had worn off by failing to explore the removal of the dressing to relieve any possible occlusion of the dressing and improving the numbness by restoring arterial flow; ge oe 3) Respondent failed to monitor blood flow to the affected thumb and/or apply a tube-gauze dressing with an opening in which capillary refill or blanching of the extremity could be monitored. 7 | i Based on the foregoing, Respondent h has violated Section 458. 8.331(1)(), I Florida Statutes, by falling to Practice medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment which is F d by a ‘reasonably “prudent similar ‘physician as “beig “aooeptable ‘under similar conditions and circumstances. - a WHEREFORE, the Pelitioner respectfully requests the Board of Medicine enter an order | ~ imposing one or more of the following penalties: permanent revocation or suspension of the Respondent’s license, restriction of the Respondent’s practice, imposition of an administrative ’ fine, issuance of a reprimand, placement of the Respondent on probation, the assessment of ‘costs related to the investigation and prosecution of this case as provided for in Section 455.624(4), Florida Statutes, and/or any other relief ‘that the Board deems appropri ate. SIGNED this 905 Fe ot tga "2000. Robert G. Brooks, M.D., Secretary Za tomey COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT: Kathryn L. Kasprzak Chief Medical Attorney Agency for Health Care Administration P. O. Box 14229 4 Tallahassee, Florida 32317-4229 FILED Florida Bar # 937819 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTF KLK/LFM DEPUTY CLERK PCP: April 21, 2000 cienk YWchi RBon PCP Members: Ashkar, Cherney paTe__&

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