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Then on Saturday, January 25. Jacob was vomiting, fussy, and the circumcision site was red and swollen, so the Sweets returned to the hospital where they were met by Dr. Daniel Tulip, also of the Children's Clinic. Dr. Tulip admitted Jacob to the hospital.<ref name="hammond2008" />
Infection or sepsis is a well-known and common complication of circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
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The next morning (Sunday, January 26), the child had three stiffening spells, while his mother held him. The spells involved arching his back, rolling his eyes and turning red in the face. In the afternoon, he began to experience the spells every 45 minutes. At 9 p.m., the pediatrician put the child on an apnea monitor. The monitor sounded several times during the evening. Rather than respond to the alarm, the on-duty nurse turned down its volume to avoid disturbing the other patients. Finally, at 1 a.m., the child suffered a seizure while the pediatrician was present.<ref name="hammond2008" />
Jacob was severely brain damaged. He was blind and could not walk, talk, or care for himself in any respect.<ref name="hammond2008" />
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