A woman in Oregon is suing Kaiser Permanente for $13 million after she was allegedly injected with rubbing alcohol rather than anesthetic during a visit to her podiatrist.
In late January, Sarah Blackman, of Washington County, was suffering from a pair of ingrown toenails and went to receive treatment from her podiatrist at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. She was set to have both of the affected toenails removed during her visit, KOIN reports.
According to the lawsuit, the podiatrist injected her with 4cc of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol in each of her affected toes rather than lidocaine. The podiatrist then allegedly proceeded to remove the woman’s toenails while she was without anesthetic…