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A jury in Northern California has found a physician【C1】______ for elder abus
A jury in Northern California has found a physician【C1】______ for elder abus
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A jury in Northern California has found a physician【C1】______ for elder abuse because he failed to 【C2】______ enough pain medication for a【C3】______ ill patient, William Bergman. The jury awarded one-and-a-half million dollars to the patient’s family, but William Bergman’s children say they knew the 【C4】______ were against them in【C5】______ .
Eighty-five-year-old William Bergman, a terminal cancer patient, died in February 1998【C6】______ spending six days at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, California. Bergman’s children say he suffered【C7】______ because Dr. Wing Chin didn’t administer enough painkillers. Beverly Bergman, the patient’s daughter, says, "When you’re【C8】______ , and you’re treating a person with【C9】______ pain or intractable pain, there are consequences. We think that’s what the jury said today."
During the month-long trial, Dr. chin【C10】______ that he followed【C11】______ pain management protocols. Bob Slattery, Dr. Chin’s defense lawyer says, "Quite frankly, I think that the doctor complied【C12】______ the standard of care, and that the evidence that we【C13】______ showed that." Family members acknowledged on the stand that they didn’t directly ask the doctor for more medication. Alice Edlinger, Bergman’s daughter, says, "We trusted that they knew what they were doing to【C14】______ my father’s pain."
Advocates for terminally ill patients say under- medication for pain is a【C15】______ problem. Jim Geagan, a family attorney, says, "I think the effect of this is going to be a【C16】______ increase in consciousness in California and, I hope, throughout the country,【C17】______ physicians have to make pain management a priority."
Bergman’s family chose to【C18】______ for elderly abuse【C19】______ California malpractice laws don’t allow pain and suffering awards for the deceased. The jury award, 1.5 million dollars, is【C20】______ to be reduced to 250-thousand dollars to comply with a state cap on awards. [br] 【C18】
选项
A、sue
B、charge
C、accuse
D、compromise
答案
A
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