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Wed Nov-21-07 02:59 AM
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| 5. Not possible! a fully insurance run medical system simply can't screw up! |
| -Dennis Quaid's twins given overdose in hospital blunder |
nonconformist |
Nov-21-07 01:24 AM |
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No surprise. I got OD'd at a hospital once by a drugged-up |
amitten |
Nov-21-07 01:30 AM |
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A lot of these errors go unreported. |
emilyg |
Nov-21-07 01:45 AM |
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We had a simple pharmaceutical error that wasn't caught for a whole year. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:32 PM |
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Heparin should ALWAYS be double checked by another RN |
LeftCoast |
Nov-21-07 01:46 AM |
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This used to happen a lot |
FloridaJudy |
Nov-22-07 04:13 PM |
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If we are lucky enough to conceive, I'm birthing at HOME! |
Hoof Hearted |
Nov-21-07 01:53 AM |
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Not possible! a fully insurance run medical system simply can't screw up! |
Didereaux |
Nov-21-07 02:59 AM |
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Do you think that a fully government run medical system would do any better? |
Thothmes |
Nov-22-07 03:15 PM |
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Maybe not, but at least then everyone would be able to get mediocre medical care |
nonconformist |
Nov-22-07 04:18 PM |
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Fully agree |
Thothmes |
Nov-23-07 07:37 AM |
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Gigantic screw up at my old hospital.... |
rainbow4321 |
Nov-23-07 05:58 PM |
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Sounds like what happened at, I think, Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, NY... |
Sacajawea |
Nov-25-07 10:05 PM |
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That is horrible |
underpants |
Nov-21-07 04:44 AM |
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If you ever want a real scare, open the pages of a nursing magazine |
BerryBush |
Nov-21-07 06:19 AM |
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Ack! |
nonconformist |
Nov-21-07 02:18 PM |
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I recently decided to go to nursing |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-25-07 12:17 AM |
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Another problem is that doctors change so frequently that one doctor may |
bob_weaver |
Nov-21-07 02:25 PM |
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My friend's aunt died from an overdose of Coumadin |
nonconformist |
Nov-21-07 10:01 PM |
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Sorry to hear that |
bob_weaver |
Nov-21-07 10:42 PM |
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You are so right. After one day when we found my grandma's hand |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-21-07 11:29 PM |
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Luckily, we've only had day surgeries and we go together. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:41 PM |
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That's too bad.. |
zidzi |
Nov-21-07 10:11 PM |
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On the other hand, we have a friend who has two kids with twin-to-twin syndrome. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:44 PM |
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According to ABC News online |
rocknation |
Nov-21-07 10:57 PM |
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Lots of interesting stuff from the video clip on that link |
nonconformist |
Nov-21-07 11:22 PM |
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Pediatrician on TV today says that drug can cause internal bleeding. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:25 PM |
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Their names (Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace) certainly suggest they're a boy and a girl |
rocknation |
Nov-22-07 12:22 AM |
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Then it falls on the nurse who drew up from the wrong bottle... |
rainbow4321 |
Nov-23-07 05:33 PM |
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The hospital submitted a statement admitting the error and apologizing. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:28 PM |
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Yes, this is one of the very best hospitals in L.A. |
sfexpat2000 |
Nov-21-07 11:35 PM |
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They are trying to blame it on the pharmacy tech |
KitchenWitch |
Nov-21-07 11:30 PM |
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They should have safeguards and double checks in place. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:36 PM |
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Agreed. |
KitchenWitch |
Nov-21-07 11:41 PM |
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I don't know about hospital management and where they will place responsibility. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-21-07 11:52 PM |
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I definitely think the RN that administered the shot is the most culpable |
nonconformist |
Nov-21-07 11:50 PM |
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check, double check and triple check |
leftchick |
Nov-22-07 03:21 PM |
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Wow-that is really sad news-I hope they are okay! |
TheGoldenRule |
Nov-22-07 03:39 PM |
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My son-in-law, a doctor, said the biggest risk is a brain bleed. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-23-07 05:14 PM |
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At U of Chicago there was a pt killed with a 10x dose of chemotherapy |
undeterred |
Nov-23-07 05:22 PM |
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Wow. That's so very sad. Let's hope Cedars really give a look to that situation. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-25-07 12:08 AM |
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In this situation they really did change a lot of procedures |
undeterred |
Nov-25-07 06:55 AM |
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I thought most hospitals have now abandoned the requirement that puts doctors on call for 24 hours. |
Audio_Al |
Nov-25-07 08:53 PM |
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2 nurses are supposed to check the drug given to infants |
rainbow4321 |
Nov-23-07 05:26 PM |
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