This is why many hospitals are banning latex from all areas of their facility

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Inside $4.7M Fatal Latex Allergy Hysterectomy Case

Nurses found negligent for failing to follow hospital's latex-allergy protocol.

Published:July 10, 2012

A wrongful death suit blames a young woman's death on nurses who failed to notify physicians of a patient's latex allergy and failed to follow the hospital's latex allergy procedures. An appeals court has affirmed a jury's $4 million award for the deceased woman's estate.

http://www.outpatientsurgery.net/news/2012/07/5-Inside-4-7M-Fatal-Latex-Allergy-Case

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