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Six-Year-Old E. coli Victim Fighing For Her Life

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

The E. coli outbreak associated with a barbecue benefit for volunteer firefighters in Forest Ranch, California has sickened at least 21 people, according to health officials. Four people were hospitalized, one of them a six-year-old girl.

This little girl is fighting for her life at the U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a condition that is usually caused by E. coli O157:H7. HUS is the leading cause of kidney failure in children in the United States, and it can also cause damage to other organs, including the brain.

HUS can cause life-long illness, and patients may need future surgeries and other medical care. These future medical expenses and the future pain and suffering need to be considered when seeking compensation from responsible parties. Contact attorney Fred Pritzker for more information. Fred is representing E. coli victims who have developed HUS and has years of experience in this area.

To learn more about the struggle of this six-year-old, please see the following news report on the KHSL-TV Web site.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on September 24, 2008 (boomark / email).