Audio_Al
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Wed Nov-21-07 11:32 PM
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| 19. We had a simple pharmaceutical error that wasn't caught for a whole year. |
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Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 11:33 PM by Audio_Al
Finally, the patient demanded to see the chief of the department. He was consulted and picked up the dosing problem immediately. Somebody wrote down 175 instead of (0)75. That was all it took. If the patient had been in compromised health, she might have died. As it was, there was a year of worry and weird tests, but there was plenty of unnecessary suffering.
We complained. We got compensated. We're not supposed to talk about it. Don't let the bastards get you down.
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| -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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