What is a serious medical need and what are some examples of serious medical needs?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Benge v. Weildman, Case No.: 1:10-cv-00215-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
(quoting Estelle, 429 U.S. at 104). Examples of a serious medical need would be any injury that a reasonable doctor or patient would find important or worth treatment, any condition that significantly affects a person's daily activities, or anything causing substantial or chronic pain. Id. at 1059-60 (citing Wood v. Housewright, 900 F.2d 1332, 1337-41) (9th Cir. 1990).
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