Man who swallowed his false teeth wins NHS damages

[Northerner]

A man has won nearly £200,000 in damages after he became seriously ill following a hospital procedure to remove false teeth from his body.

Derek Hamilton went to Wishaw General Hospital in 2013 after he swallowed his dental plate playing with his grandson.

A surgeon removed the plate through the oesophagus but the operation caused a tear and the 64-year-old's condition deteriorated rapidly.

Mr Hamilton claimed his injuries were caused by the surgeon's negligence.

And now a judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has ruled in his favour after hearing evidence from a number of experts.

Man who swallowed his false teeth wins NHS damages

Derek Hamilton wins £195,000 damages after surgery to remove a dental plate left him seriously ill.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[mikeyB]

Only in Scotland. How you manage to swallow a dental plate is beyond me. Good job it didn’t pass all the way through

 

[Lucylemonpip]

Sorry, but I did kind of laugh when I read the first bit. 😳

 

[Northerner]

Only in Scotland. How you manage to swallow a dental plate is beyond me. Good job it didn’t pass all the way through

If they had then he might have been able to talk out of his a*se 😱

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Only in Scotland. How you manage to swallow a dental plate is beyond me. Good job it didn’t pass all the way through

Well if it did he would be and have a pain in the *rse

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I think he bit off more than he could chew.