16-Year-Old Died From Hospital Medical Malpractice: In late April 2023, the parents of a 16-year-old high school football player filed a Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against Geisinger and Wayne Memorial Health System for their alleged failure to diagnose their son’s medical condition in November 2022 that resulted in his death three days after an ER visit.
Sixteen-year-old Samson Fluck was a sophomore at Honesdale High School where he was a varsity linebacker on his school’s football team. He complained to his mother that he experiencing chest pain and was having breathing problems. He was rushed to the hospital by his family where blood work was done and a chest x-ray taken. The family was told that the tests were negative and he was sent home.
A Nurse Practitioner texted his mother that Samson had tested for Rhinovirus and strep throat and to “just give it more time.”
Three days after the hospital ER visit, Samson woke up with difficulty breathing. He died from cardiac arrest. An autopsy found a cancerous mass in the center of his chest that compromised his airway. The family’s Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the defendants breached the standard of care by failing to order a STAT CT scan as recommended by the radiologist who read the chest x-ray.
The family’s Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorney stated at the time the lawsuit was filed: ““You see something on the chest x-ray report, and it says possible mediastinal lymphadenopathy, that’s a possible mass in the center of your chest. It is the heart, the airway, the aorta, and surrounding blood vessels. That sounds to me that it could be dangerous.”
Samson Jay Fluck Obituary
Samson Jay Fluck, 16 of Beach Lake, died early Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He is the son of Jason and Heather Fluck of Waymart and Bethany and Russ Fine of Beach Lake.
Samson was a sophomore at Honesdale High School. He was a linebacker and tight end on the football team and catcher and utility player on the baseball team. Some of his happiest moments were when he was wearing #20 on his back. In addition to sports, Samson loved hunting in Canton, PA with his dad and brother and camping with his cousins and uncles.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by four brothers, Rocco and Zane Fluck and Jake and Cam Fine. His grandparents Wendy Samson, Beach Lake, Barbara Fluck, Hellertown, and Kathleen and Bob Phillips, Waymart. Aunts and Uncles; Travis and Mary Samson, Tory and Kelsey Samson, Jason, Matt, and Tim Fine, Laura Liparela, and Bobby Phillips.
Samson loved the challenge of working for his uncle at Cole Excavating for the last several years, learning excavating and hard labor. Samson’s plan after high school was to join the Army as either infantry or medic.
Samson did not have one friend group; he was friends and brothers with so many and he loved them all deeply. Samson touched many hearts as a camper and then a tent sergeant at God’s Army Camp each summer since 2010. Samson always wanted to be around people. He spent many hours in the garage with his Dad and Rocco or in the workshop with his Pa.
He loved swimming at his family cottage at Elk Lake. His two youngest brothers, Zane and Cam, made no secret that Samson was their favorite brother and Sam cherished daily snuggles with them. His 13-year-old brother Jake looked up to him, but probably never knew that Samson admired him too, for his many talents.
Although they were only 15 months apart, from the time he was born, Samson looked up to his brother, Rocco. They were inseparable. They played catch together every single day, which is the secret to their success as tight ends. They were not Rocco and Samson. They were Rocco Sam; one unit.
Samson loved watching the same classic movies over and over and was known to interject perfectly timed movie and song quotes into conversations.
Samson will be remembered for his smile, his strength, and his sense of humor. He had enough personality for a whole lifetime. He was a lifelong believer in The Lord Jesus Christ and our families have peace knowing he is in Heaven. We are strengthened by the overwhelming outpouring of support and love for our sweet Sammy Jay.
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