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SECTION A THE HERALD January crossexamined on 6 cases involving former patients Jack Ford cross examined on six cases in his final day of testimony before ihc Ontario Hospital Appeals Board Jan II Hospital lawyer Joshua suggested evidence may be given thai a patient denies having a con versa ion about a procedure which Dr Ford testified took place The case Involved stillborn twins In i960 The woman had three previous pregnancies Including a norma birth a therapeutic abortion nd a third pregnancy ended In spontaneous abortion early In 1879 She had a history of a condition called an Incompetent cervix In such a condition the cervix unable to hold the fetus to term to Ford planned to Implant a Shtrodkar Stitch In the fourth pregnancy to help the cervix but he tram led earlier Inal after a discus sion or the possible dangers In eluding Induced labor with the woman the two decided In favor of conservative management of Ihc A reasonably prudent physician would have put the at Itch In said Mr If we together come up with a use the stitch He said he had no notes to prove he had Ihe discussion with the woman If were to put it to you that the woman denies ever refusing to have such a suture put in place would you disagree with her asked Mr The woman never refused It decision was made together replied Ford In another case involving premature ruptured membranes in 1887 a baby was born with a lusc of Erbs Palsy sold Mr Palsy Involves damage from the neck down the arm Mr said after he hearing The baby healed spontaneously shortly afterbirth Ford The case occurred three years alter hospital guidelines were in traduced giving specific instruction on how to deal with premature rup tured membranes said Mr Liswood The 19yearold woman came lo the hospital and was diagnosed with ruptured membranes early In ihc morning Font She was suffering from a lack of fluid and back pain Lack of am nlotlc fluid can lead Infection and trauma said Mr Dr Fords handwritten notes suspected Ihe wetness was due lo sweating said Mr Liswood Ford also admitted recording a fetal heartbeat of on one far below the expected 120 Dr Ford discharged woman at 30 a move which disregards hospital guidelines said Mr Liswood Dr Ford said the woman had a social situation which required she return home He said she lived about ten minutes from the hospital and she was prepared to sign herself The woman had stopped leaking at Ford The woman returned the hospital shortly before midnight in labor She delivered the baby am said Mr Dr Ford said he used a mid forceps delivery to speed up the delivery because the felnl heart rale Impaired A Georgetown man observed si I ling in his car at Maple Ave In Georgetown with his engine Ing was found impaired when checked by police The 33yearold will appear in court Feb 1 on im Window smashed Someone smashed the passenger window of a Ford pick up opened Ihe hood and stole a battery valued at sometime between Jan S and a Jan The vehicle parked at 315 Arm strong Avenue In Georgetown received damage lo the win Shoplifter A year old Georgetown woman will appear in court Jan after being caught shoplifting Jan at Approximately CO worth of groceries were taken from Loblaws at St In Georgetown Drug charge A earold Norval man was charged with possession of nor tics Jan 6 at a at Stceles Avenue on the loth Line The man who was found with marijuana will appear in cour Feb Car ransacked A while sweat shirt pair of Jeans 400 cassette tapes and case valued at were taken from an unlocked vehicle parked at 1 Elmore Dr in Acton between Jan Impaired driver A earold Orion man will ap pear in court Feb on a charge of Impaired driving The man was observed driving erratically on Trafalgar Road and Stewart town Road Jan Bat 02am Robbery assault A 17 yearold youth was charged with two counts of robbery d one count of assault following Dec Incident Two children re accosted on Main Street In Acton New Years Eve and rcllev of a small amount of money The young offender will appear in court Jan Door kicked Someone kicked a large hole in glass door of a Becker store located at Queen St in Aclon sometime between am and 3 30 a Jan Damage to Ihe door was VCR unclaimed Police found a video disc player believed lo have been stolen last August at Main St in Georgetown The disc player Is at the Georgetown police station Unsafe passing Severe damage resulted from an accident Jan at on 32 Sldcroad and Highway A 1984 green Mercury driven by a 20- yearold man was travelling on the As the vehicle approach a crest in a hill It crossed the centre line striking green Oldsmobllc driven by a Rockwood man A charge of pass vehicles and meeting was laid Follows too close A charge of following too close was laid following a p Jan accident on River Drive al Road North A 1984 grey Chevrolet driven a 66yearold man was west on River Drive pulling into the Intersection A white GMC driven by 20- yearold Georgetown man was also west on River Drive and col with the rear of the Chevrolet The received light damage while the Chevrolet received moderate damage Fails to yield A 1978 silver Toyota Celica struck a 30yearold woman while she was walking along Main Street South Jan at 130 Lucy Cronin of Georgetown was treated and released from the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital The Celica was left from Mill Street to Main Street South Before completing the turn It hit a pedestrian walking with the walk signal A of falling lo yield the right of way was laid Cars collide Severe damage a 1980 blue Dodge and damage to a grey 1986 resulted in a accident Jan at Road and King Street The Pontiac driven by a 32 yearold Guelph man was southbound on Mountalnvlew The Dodge driven by a 73yearold Georgetown man left the stop sign on King Street colliding with Ihe A charge of failing to yield the tight of way was laid Sewing plus chilly outing Starting in February the Club will make available to young people between the ages of 12 and two new pro jects of their choice Sewing Plus Is a secondlevel project aimed members who have already learned to sew have made at least one garment and know how to operate a sewing machine Members will learn to sew a shirt with interfacing and a collar Encounter the outdoors and learn lo select a camp site then equip It and set it up Fires are for warmth cooking and signalling so you will be able to build and main tain a fire safely and efficiently The project will be topped oft with an outing thai will represent a challenge and fun Interested in participating Phone Lynn Sinclair at or was dropping The baby was also very big six pounds compared to mother who was under five feel said Ford Palsy occurs not Infre quently in babies said Dr Ford It is a result improper position of the shoulders compared In the head he In another case In 1986 involving a mid forceps delivery a baby said the Ford lawyer counters with stats of his own Jack Ford wrapped up his testimony before the Ontario Hospital Appeals Board by introducing statistics on his practice Jan 11 Between January 1979 and July 1982 an investigation of Ford s practice found that In 152 of 304 cases there was no substantiating diagnosis to prove that and Curettage D and Ci operation was required demanded remuneration of amounting to cent of Ford Dr Ford said it common to a and operation with certain types of sterilization procedures and he was taught to do Hie operation Thereport found it tobecommonpracticealso Ford Dr Ford also quoted some statistics from the Georgetown hospitals delivery room records Between January 1979 and April 1937 Ford had delivered 1 438 babies The total for the hospital in that period was 854 In total mid forceps deliveries were made at the hospital and Ford said he made of those deliveries Some Caesarian sections were conducted at Georgctovn hospital in the same time period Ford Dr Ford appeal difficult pull in use of the forceps He said the baby was rotated to occipital posterior position a position which makes delivery more difficult than occipital anterior because it was shortest way to rotate the baby Asked why he t tried to per form a Caesarian section Ford said progress was being made Mr Liswood suggested the baby was making progress on its own The abrasions healed and the facial paralysis responded quickly so was no subsequent deficit the baby Ford Mr Liswood also crossexamined on case in which he con tended a baby suffered a crushed skull The baby suffered from a case of a disease which causes spinal defects and fluid around the head as well as softening of the The baby died shortly after birth the coroner office looked Into the case said Mr Dr Ford said he had no knowledge of a although he had been told by Medical Centre that would be refer red lo the coroner Ford used forceps in the delivery because Iht alien had made no progress Wos there 1 of forceps causing a crushed skull asked Mr Liswood There was no evidence that I could sec that there was any crushed skUlsir Ford In another cose involving damage a baby skull in 1981 Ford us ed the mid forceps procedure to deliver the baby He said the delivery Involved a dif ficult pull and the baby was born with a hematoma serious on the right forehead Occasionally sutures ore hard to locate and the blades of the forceps can be placed where should be said Dr He said the family took care or the baby after it bom and he never saw it again Mr liswood said the baby was transferred to Hospital for Sick Children In Toronto asked Mr No replied Dr Ford That ends that said Mr Liswood After further cross examination the hospital began Introducing Its evidence with former Medical Ad Committee Chief of Staff taking the stand s testimony Monday concentrated mainly on in cidents leading up to the ex a initiation of Fords practice late In He was expected to continue his testimony for most of the day day Continued from page Another physician then told her she had no congenital problems so Mrs Lcucnbergcr consulted a lawyer Under crossexam I nation by Mr MacKende Mrs Leucnbtrger said there was no indication Ford was suspicious of the dates Mrs Lcuenberger also fold Mr MacKenzIc she was never told Dr Kumar was on call that weekend Mr MacKcnzle told the Board that the second dose of sedative was ordered after Dr Ford contacted the hospital at 2 not after a phone call from the nurses at Mrs said the nurse claimed to have contacted Dr Ford But Monday not without sup portive evidence for Dr Ford Margaret said when Dr Faro delivered her baby in July 1986 It was probably the happiest day of my life Mn Is now 22 weeks pregnant and said she intends to ask Ford to deliver her second baby v he can He spent lots and lots of time with me during monthly visits in the time leading up to the birth said Mrs She was weeks pregnant when she visited seeking a natural child birth Ford discussed all the possibilities including the possible need for forceps before the birth of the child said Mrs Mrs said she wanted to avoid all freezing if possible during the delivery However Dr Ford told her the baby a as large so hi had to freeze her for on an operation In which vagina Is surgically cut lo allow for delivery 1 said I wanted to go as far as could and that what I got said Mrs Dr Ford administered at one point during the delivery because that what she had requested said Mrs She testified that the baby was delivered 05 m but at 3 30 she was told to He on her side because then was a possibility that the baby may suffer from a of oxygen Mrs Bulgarilli was told under cross examination by hospital lawyer Joshua that Ford applied forceps the baby on minutes Into second stage of delivery Ford had previously testified an hour Is normal waiting lime for stage before apply I us Neither baby nor the mother showed any of distress said Mr Liswood Did he tell you why he used mid forceps he asked To that Mrs replied the use of forceps was a joint decision because she had pressed concern about the amount of time her baby may have been suffering from a lack of oxygen She conceded child born with a bruise on its face but that cleared up the next day Ford told Mrs Bulgarclli the bruise was made by forceps But Mrs Ford Anytime I went to see Dr Ford It I matter how he his waiting room be wall ill with people he look the I me spend as much lime me as 1 she said 1 want him lo my baby If I can deliver in I would like Ford 10 be present wherever she sold to on applause from the predominant femile Upon rising to begin cross examination Mr I isunod respond We II have tint to the Awards COURTMATES Traffic Ticket Specialist Low Cost Representation Free Consultation Worded about high cost insurance aria loss of demerit points officer with years of traffic experience can help 8771556 Toll Free 1 LEARN TO DRIVE THIS WINTER NEXT COURSE BEGINS FEB 17th WEEKS Thurcdayt ROAD TEST PRIVATE LESSONS 8770751 16 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CALL OVER GRADUATES RECOMMEND Young Drivers of Canada JAN 13th JAN 16th wiam- 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