87-Year-Old Iowa Nursing Home Resident Died Because Nurse Refused To Suction His Airway
87-Year-Old Dies Because Nurse Refused To Suction His Airway: An investigation by the State of Iowa found that an 87-year-old resident of an Iowa nursing home who had a tracheostomy and was unable to perform self-care was nonetheless able to communicate with the nursing home staff when his tracheost[...]