A physician assistant's license has been suspended following the death of a 5-year-old girl, Channel 2 Action News reported Tuesday.
Kensley Kirby died in June after her parents took her to the Family Medical Clinic on Ga. 20 in McDonough to be treated for a broken arm. The Henry County coroner determined that she died from a lethal dose of Lidocaine, a local anesthetic, the report said.
The Georgia Composite Medical Board’s order noted that investigators said that the physician assistant, Allan Imes, gave the child three times the recommended dose of Lidocaine for someone her size during an unauthorized procedure on her arm.
“When the board feels there’s an imminent threat, the law provides the board to issue a summary suspension prior to any legal proceedings,” Jeffrey Lane, the Georgia Medical Board’s top investigator, told Channel 2.
Imes, also the clinic's co-owner, can request a hearing to attempt to get his license back.
While Channel 2 couldn't reach Imes for comment, a statement from the clinic said it sends its "deepest felt condolences to the Kirby family."
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