Marathon Runner Initially Treated for Flu and Ankle Injury Leaves Hospital as a Multiple Amputee

A doctor diagnosed Mario Guzman with the flu and also treated him for what was thought to be a sprained ankle, but those symptoms were related to a common bacterial infection. By the time Guzman went to the ER he was in septic shock. He filed a complaint with the California Medical Board, which determined his doctor’s treatment “fell below the standard of care,” but the doctor ultimately didn’t face any discipline. Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban finds out why in a story that originally aired on May 24, 2016.