Bernsden v. Johnson

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• applying exception when patient suffered choking caused by metal disc lodged in patient's throat after surgery
• applying the common knowledge exception when the physician left a metal tongue suppressor in the patient's throat for an extended period of time
• applying exception when post-surgery choking was caused by metal disc lodged in patient’s throat
• no expert testimony needed where physician left a plastic tube in patient’s throat for 36 hours after surgery, resulting in severe pain, hypoxia, and hoarseness
• no need for expert medical testimony when the physician left a metal tongue suppressor in plaintiff's throat for 36 hours
• “It is not a judicial determination that the members of the medical profession have a monopoly on common sense. Matters within the common knowledge of mankind may be testified to by any one familiar with the facts.”

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