A doctor loses a lawsuit after his nurse caused a pneumothorax

Sounds like the procedure was a trigger point injection or some other type of pain-alleviating injection. Caution to who you allow to give the injection, as this suit shows:

The suit alleged Barngrover was negligent in training and supervision, and that Peggy Holder, an advanced practice registered nurse, performed below standards when administering the injection. Hins’ argued the injection caused one of her lungs to collapse. The other collapsed later at a Columbus hospital, Johnson said.

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