Emergency in a Florida hospital: one person died

One of the patients at a psychiatric hospital in Panhandle, Florida, died under mysterious circumstances. CCTV captured what happened until 10am on October 30 - the moment the disabled man suddenly found himself with a broken neck and died. How this happened raises a lot of questions.

Reginald Schroth. Photo: family property

In the video, police noticed that one of the employees dragged the patient into the living area. He was quickly followed by two more workers. They all remained in the room for several minutes. What happened behind the doors remains a mystery, since internal video surveillance is prohibited. After this visit, the 40-year-old patient called for help and said he could no longer move his legs, writes Miami Herald.

What happened in Reginald Schroth's room? Only four people know about this - and one of them is Schroth himself, who died a few days later. Then, in a closed living area, he mysteriously broke his neck.

Schroth became the second person to die this year under suspicious circumstances while being supervised by Florida nursing staff. And although his death is very similar to the incident that occurred in March, it is impossible to say exactly what happened to this man, since the leaders of the two state bodies and the local police department refused to provide important information on this case, as well as to answer any questions.

The State Agency for Persons with Disabilities, which runs the so-called Development Respondent Program, issued several reports of the death of a meal in the Miami Newsletter on Thursday evening. But the agency has hidden the dates associated with the injury and death of the meal, and also warned the police and investigators on cases of violence.

The Department of Children and Families, which is investigating Schroth's death as possible employee abuse, confirmed only that it began an investigation into possible "organizational abuse" on Oct. 28 at 11:29 a.m. - more than two weeks after Schroth broke his neck. State law requires such investigations to “begin within 24 hours” of the abuse being reported, but it does not say exactly when that was done.

The Chattachochi Police Department published the incident report with no descriptions and details only after the Miami Herald asked the Florida Attorney General’s Office to broker a dispute over the ban on public records. The mayor of the city later promised to provide additional information, but did not do it by the end of the week.

“This man's death is an absolute tragedy and our hearts go out to the family,” said Barbara Palmer, the agency's director of disability services. — Three weeks and several operations after the injury, the man died in the hospital. While the investigation continues, the employees involved have been placed on administrative leave and one employee has resigned.”

Meal at 7-year-old. He grew up big, but his mind remained the mind of a little boy. Photo: family property

Deborah Linton, an advocate for people with disabilities, said the state's lack of transparency makes it difficult to protect people who can't protect themselves. “They have to move mountains to avoid making the same mistakes,” Linton said. "It is sad. If you don't admit and learn from your mistakes, you will certainly repeat them,” she added.

Schroth's mother claims she was not told about her son's serious injury for eight days. “All they told me was that he slipped and fell in the shower and broke three vertebrae. But you don’t do that by just slipping in the shower.”

Schroth actually slipped and fell in the shower - but this happened 5 days before he broke his neck - the exact date is unclear because it was removed from the incident report. That report stated that Schroth suffered a three-inch cut on his left forearm and a "lump on the top of his head." There was no mention of paralysis in the report.

The chronology raises troubling questions: why did the hospital wait 22 hours before calling an ambulance when Schroth suffered in his room with a broken neck? Why did the administrators wait seven days before warning the police? Why was the disability agency waiting for 16 days to call the state hotline for abuse of office?

Administrators do not answer these questions, insisting that dates are confidential medical information protected by federal privacy laws.

The mother of the deceased said that her son suffered mental disabilities from 10 years. He grew up a big man, but his mind remained at the level of a seven-year-old child. Schroth liked to watch football games and engage in wrestling. He loved to read, especially he liked the novels of Stephen King or adventure books about heroes from the history of Texas.

Family members said that Schroth’s size, temperament and mental flaws could make him a target for intruders, especially in a closed institution. Police report that Schroth attempted to “intervene in the physical with other patients” before being “forcibly dragged” into the staff room.

Whatever happened in that room, Schroth was paralyzed—and Tallahassee hospital staff couldn't save him.

In March, another similar death occurred - William "Willie" Lamson was a resident of the Carlton Palms Educational Center in Mount Dora. The encounter with the staff, which was not recorded on CCTV, also resulted in unexplained injuries and the death of the young man. An autopsy found that Lamson, 26, died of “traumatic asphyxia,” an explanation that was at odds with the account of the person who had access to the man’s body. Employees told Lake County sheriff's detectives that Lamson died of blows to his head after an employee, without explanation, ripped off his safety helmet, which he was required to wear at all times. After Lamson's death, the state disability agency closed the facility.

William Lamson. Photo: family property

David Lamson-Keen, Uncle Willie Lamson, said last week that the tragedy had destroyed his family. And the fact that prosecutors dropped the charges did not allow the family to understand and accept what happened. Lamson-Keen said he would encourage the Meal family to "turn over every stone" to bring the authorities to justice.

“Everyone seems to look the other way and disappear. This is what we are faced with. The system didn’t help us,” the man admitted.

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