Oxendine v. Kaplan

How courts have described this case

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• holding that twelve hours of debilitating pain accompanied by severe vomiting and “considerable pain [experienced] while [a] finger continued to rot” constituted substantial harm
• holding that twelve hours of debilitating pain accompanied by severe vomiting and “considerable pain [experienced] while [a] finger continued to rot” constituted substantial harm
• holding that the failure to refer an inmate to a specialist after he showed signs of necrosis following a surgical procedure posed an obvious health risk
• holding that the failure to refer an inmate to a specialist after he showed signs of necrosis following a surgical procedure posed an obvious health risk
• concluding that prisoner pled “sufficient allegations to satisfy the subjective ele- ment of the deliberate indifference test” by alleging that a doctor rec- orded gangrenous tissue without seeking specialized assistance
• concluding that the delay in obtaining specialized medical care for the plaintiff’s blackening and necrifying tissue met the objective element of the deliberate indifference test, despite the defendant’s examination of the injury and his treatment with pain medication

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