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made the mistake of looking at that while eating a cracker. Nearly choked to death. Good one, Nonnie.
made the mistake of looking at that while eating a cracker. Nearly choked to death. Good one, Nonnie.
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I once witnessed a piles patient (behind the curtain) let out an almighty
scream as the elbow of the enema-administering nurse was jolted by the
arrival of an untimely confectionary trolly!
Treats anyone?
scream as the elbow of the enema-administering nurse was jolted by the
arrival of an untimely confectionary trolly!
Treats anyone?
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There was also the recent story of the caesarean birth where the baby ended up with a not very attractive scar on it's forehead. I know the mother's skin is close to the baby but you'd have thought the doctors would have had enough practise to realise when they're actually going through 2 layers of skin instead of three!
As if birth isn't stressful enough for the baby as it is!!!
As if birth isn't stressful enough for the baby as it is!!!
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A few years back i developed a rash of spots around my abdomen and down to my bottom, spreading to my genitals. My labia swelled up and felt as if they were being burnt alive. Unable to sit or lay on my back or front, the only way I could relax was to lay on one unaffected side. I walked with my legs miles apart, as if I'd been pleasured by a donkey.
I was unable to see a doctor because he had too many other patients to see. So I saw a nurse at the healthcentre who diagnosed thrush and went along to the GP to get a prescription. The pain of the lotion nearly sent me through the roof. After a couple more sleepless nights, I went back again, this time demanding to see a doctor. He diagnosed shingles and got me the appropriate treatment. Not before time.
Funnily enough, as I was unable to sit down in the waiting room, I kind of hovered near the reception until my name was called. A receptionist very gently explained that whilst shyness was terrible thing - I was 19 at the time - the other patients wouldn't biteand I would be better off sitting amongst them
But my grandfather's lifelong friend didn't survive incompetence. In the 80's he developed a cough etc. At the hospital he was diagnosed with asbestosis, developed after working with the material in the 50's. He had treatment, including chemo I think but it didn't work. He began to wither away, losing control of his bladder and bowels. Heartbreaking for his family and undignifying for him. Eventually he passed away and the Coroner held an inquest. The unfortunate man had been suffering from TB all along. As far as my mother remembers, even in the late stages of his illness, simple antibiotics could have cured him.
I was unable to see a doctor because he had too many other patients to see. So I saw a nurse at the healthcentre who diagnosed thrush and went along to the GP to get a prescription. The pain of the lotion nearly sent me through the roof. After a couple more sleepless nights, I went back again, this time demanding to see a doctor. He diagnosed shingles and got me the appropriate treatment. Not before time.
Funnily enough, as I was unable to sit down in the waiting room, I kind of hovered near the reception until my name was called. A receptionist very gently explained that whilst shyness was terrible thing - I was 19 at the time - the other patients wouldn't biteand I would be better off sitting amongst them
But my grandfather's lifelong friend didn't survive incompetence. In the 80's he developed a cough etc. At the hospital he was diagnosed with asbestosis, developed after working with the material in the 50's. He had treatment, including chemo I think but it didn't work. He began to wither away, losing control of his bladder and bowels. Heartbreaking for his family and undignifying for him. Eventually he passed away and the Coroner held an inquest. The unfortunate man had been suffering from TB all along. As far as my mother remembers, even in the late stages of his illness, simple antibiotics could have cured him.
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It might sting, but it doesn't make you blind...
Oh, shingles. I though you meant something else.
Oh, shingles. I though you meant something else.
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Lawsuit Against Surgeon Over Branding
Nine women are asking to join a lawsuit against a surgeon accused of branding the initials of his alma mater - the University of Kentucky - onto a patient's uterus during a hysterectomy.
The women - including a former nurse of Dr. James M. Guiler - say they discovered they had been similarly branded after watching videotapes Guiler had provided of their procedures.
"I didn't realize that he was doing this to everybody," said Dana Kelly, 41, a nurse who used to work in Guiler's office.
The original lawsuit was filed Jan. 22 by Stephanie and David Means, who claim Guiler carved "UK" on Stephanie Means' uterus during her hysterectomy last August. She also had been given a videotape, and watched it after she experienced hemorrhaging following the surgery.
The nine women petitioned Fayette County Circuit Court on Wednesday to join the lawsuit, which asks for a jury trial. The lawsuit doesn't specify a dollar amount; the women are seeking punitive damages.
Guiler's attorney, Don Brown, said his client denies the procedure was inappropriate.
"We strongly deny any wrongdoing," he said.
Previously, Guiler defended the practice, saying the letters marked the organ's midline and distinguished its left and right side.
"Not only am I always able to remain oriented for the patient's safety, I felt this was honorable since it made reference to the college of medicine where I received my medical degree," he has said in a statement.
The women said they believe the uterine markings are unnecessary.
"As professionals, we all have standards we have to go by," said one of the women, Vickie Anderson, 38. "He crossed the line. It's chauvinistic, arrogant and shows a total disrespect for women."
Here is the story in question. Bit of internal grafitti for you.
Nine women are asking to join a lawsuit against a surgeon accused of branding the initials of his alma mater - the University of Kentucky - onto a patient's uterus during a hysterectomy.
The women - including a former nurse of Dr. James M. Guiler - say they discovered they had been similarly branded after watching videotapes Guiler had provided of their procedures.
"I didn't realize that he was doing this to everybody," said Dana Kelly, 41, a nurse who used to work in Guiler's office.
The original lawsuit was filed Jan. 22 by Stephanie and David Means, who claim Guiler carved "UK" on Stephanie Means' uterus during her hysterectomy last August. She also had been given a videotape, and watched it after she experienced hemorrhaging following the surgery.
The nine women petitioned Fayette County Circuit Court on Wednesday to join the lawsuit, which asks for a jury trial. The lawsuit doesn't specify a dollar amount; the women are seeking punitive damages.
Guiler's attorney, Don Brown, said his client denies the procedure was inappropriate.
"We strongly deny any wrongdoing," he said.
Previously, Guiler defended the practice, saying the letters marked the organ's midline and distinguished its left and right side.
"Not only am I always able to remain oriented for the patient's safety, I felt this was honorable since it made reference to the college of medicine where I received my medical degree," he has said in a statement.
The women said they believe the uterine markings are unnecessary.
"As professionals, we all have standards we have to go by," said one of the women, Vickie Anderson, 38. "He crossed the line. It's chauvinistic, arrogant and shows a total disrespect for women."
Here is the story in question. Bit of internal grafitti for you.
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I can barely even respond to this. It's horrifying, especially since the doctor doesn't see anything wrong with it.
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its one hell of a bodily invasion thats for sure. I would be surprised if he wasn't struck off instantly for that.
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od thing to do..i presume he got bored tagging walls then.... one of our local hospitals is on the news for "constructive dismissal" of a sergion.. one of the reasons he left was they handed him a desert spoon for some procedure in a hip replacement operation. The news service seems to think the something more technical should have been used....
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This is SO nasty...
Rabies-infected organs kill 3 patients
Thursday, July 1, 2004 Posted: 7:22 PM EDT (2322 GMT)
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Rabies spread by organs taken from an infected donor has killed three transplant recipients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
"This has never happened before," said Dr. Mitch Cohen, an infectious disease expert at the CDC, in a conference call with reporters.
A fourth recipient died during the actual transplant operation, before there was time to develop the disease, officials said.
Rabies was also determined to be responsible for the death of the organ donor.
The unprecedented case began nearly two months ago, shortly after an Arkansas man suffered a brain hemorrhage and died at Christus Saint Michael Healthcare Center in Texarkana, Texas.
The man's lungs, kidneys and liver were transplanted May 4.
The impact of the virus began to emerge within weeks.
The liver recipient died June 7; one kidney recipient died June 8 and the other kidney recipient died June 21. The patient who died was undergoing lung transplant surgery.
Though the risk of person-to-person transmission of rabies is low, the disease is nearly always fatal.
Health officials urged anyone who may have had contact with the infected patients to be tested for rabies, and patients at five hospitals were being sought.
In addition to the Texarkana hospital, the other facilities are Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas; the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital; Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas; and Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview, Texas.
Cohen said rabies typically occurs in just one to three people in the United States in any given year, and is most often transmitted by the bite of an infected mammal.
Based on laboratory tests, health experts said they believe a bat infected the organ donor.
Rabies tests are not routine donor screening tests, Virginia McBride, public health organ donation specialist with the Health Resources and Services Administration, said.
The number of tests is limited because doctors have only about six hours from the time a patient is declared brain-dead until the transplantation must begin for the organs to maintain viability.
Potential donors are tested for other infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis, she said.
Person-to-person rabies transmission has been reported in only two cases, both of which occurred in Ethiopia via contact with saliva, Cohen said. One infection resulted from a bite, the other a kiss, he added.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/01/rabies.organ.transplant/index.html
Rabies-infected organs kill 3 patients
Thursday, July 1, 2004 Posted: 7:22 PM EDT (2322 GMT)
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Rabies spread by organs taken from an infected donor has killed three transplant recipients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
"This has never happened before," said Dr. Mitch Cohen, an infectious disease expert at the CDC, in a conference call with reporters.
A fourth recipient died during the actual transplant operation, before there was time to develop the disease, officials said.
Rabies was also determined to be responsible for the death of the organ donor.
The unprecedented case began nearly two months ago, shortly after an Arkansas man suffered a brain hemorrhage and died at Christus Saint Michael Healthcare Center in Texarkana, Texas.
The man's lungs, kidneys and liver were transplanted May 4.
The impact of the virus began to emerge within weeks.
The liver recipient died June 7; one kidney recipient died June 8 and the other kidney recipient died June 21. The patient who died was undergoing lung transplant surgery.
Though the risk of person-to-person transmission of rabies is low, the disease is nearly always fatal.
Health officials urged anyone who may have had contact with the infected patients to be tested for rabies, and patients at five hospitals were being sought.
In addition to the Texarkana hospital, the other facilities are Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas; the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital; Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas; and Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview, Texas.
Cohen said rabies typically occurs in just one to three people in the United States in any given year, and is most often transmitted by the bite of an infected mammal.
Based on laboratory tests, health experts said they believe a bat infected the organ donor.
Rabies tests are not routine donor screening tests, Virginia McBride, public health organ donation specialist with the Health Resources and Services Administration, said.
The number of tests is limited because doctors have only about six hours from the time a patient is declared brain-dead until the transplantation must begin for the organs to maintain viability.
Potential donors are tested for other infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis, she said.
Person-to-person rabies transmission has been reported in only two cases, both of which occurred in Ethiopia via contact with saliva, Cohen said. One infection resulted from a bite, the other a kiss, he added.
© 2004 Cable News Network
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/01/rabies.organ.transplant/index.html
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A bat? A BAT?
What, they have vampire bats in Arkansas now? There is no case of anyone, anywhere contracting rabies from the insectivorous bats who live in the southern U.S. Every time some poor harmless bat appears in the vicinity of human beings, the people who aren't fretting about rabies are fretting about the bats getting tangled in their hair and NEITHER THING HAS EVER HAPPENED!!!!
I like bats, but I guess you figured that out.
What, they have vampire bats in Arkansas now? There is no case of anyone, anywhere contracting rabies from the insectivorous bats who live in the southern U.S. Every time some poor harmless bat appears in the vicinity of human beings, the people who aren't fretting about rabies are fretting about the bats getting tangled in their hair and NEITHER THING HAS EVER HAPPENED!!!!
I like bats, but I guess you figured that out.
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Peni, I like bats too. I'm not a member of the ignorant bat-o-phobic lynch mob. Trust me. They get a lot of bad press, and I understand why folks feel the need to defend them from hysterical media images.
But that is simply untrue. It's very low on the incidence scale of human contraction of rabies, but people being infected by insectivorious bats in the US (and elsewhere) has absolutely been documented. Without the case history a of the man who died (and obviously no bat in hand to test), I'll not venture an opinion on how likely that was the cause in this particular case.
The sentence that stuck out like a sore thumb to me, frankly, was "the disease is nearly always fatal." Nearly always? Without treatment, rabies is a 100% fatal disease.
But that is simply untrue. It's very low on the incidence scale of human contraction of rabies, but people being infected by insectivorious bats in the US (and elsewhere) has absolutely been documented. Without the case history a of the man who died (and obviously no bat in hand to test), I'll not venture an opinion on how likely that was the cause in this particular case.
The sentence that stuck out like a sore thumb to me, frankly, was "the disease is nearly always fatal." Nearly always? Without treatment, rabies is a 100% fatal disease.
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Rabid - the rabies thread
Extensive testing to prevent common infections is routine....but who would have imagined testing for rabies?
http://msnbc.msn.com/ID/5343610
Talk about Murphy's law!!!!
Extensive testing to prevent common infections is routine....but who would have imagined testing for rabies?
http://msnbc.msn.com/ID/5343610
Talk about Murphy's law!!!!
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lopaka said:
Hate to be pedantic, (actually pedentry makes me feel kind of tingly but tell no one) but even with treatment rabies is usually fatal although there have been some cases of people pulling through. Therefore it does make sense to say that rabies is nearly always fatal.
Basically your only chance if you get bitten is to get treatment straight away before the disease develops.
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Medical mishaps
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http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1177977.html?menu=news.quirkies
Ananova:
09:24 Tuesday 16th November 2004
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Doctor missed 45 stab wounds
A doctor called to the death bed of an 87-year-old man failed to notice he had been stabbed 45 times.
The doctor, who had several house calls to make, pronounced the cause of death as "old age".
The dead man's wife had called the doctor to their house in Riga, Latvia, but according to local media was "too shocked" to tell him what had happened.
The doctor presumed the octogenarian had died in his sleep without checking the body.
His mistake was only revealed when workers at a funeral parlour in the Latvian capital began to prepare the body for cremation and discovered 45 stab wounds.
Police are now questioning the unnamed couple's 33-year-old neighbour in connection with the murder.
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Ananova:
09:24 Tuesday 16th November 2004
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Doctor missed 45 stab wounds
A doctor called to the death bed of an 87-year-old man failed to notice he had been stabbed 45 times.
The doctor, who had several house calls to make, pronounced the cause of death as "old age".
The dead man's wife had called the doctor to their house in Riga, Latvia, but according to local media was "too shocked" to tell him what had happened.
The doctor presumed the octogenarian had died in his sleep without checking the body.
His mistake was only revealed when workers at a funeral parlour in the Latvian capital began to prepare the body for cremation and discovered 45 stab wounds.
Police are now questioning the unnamed couple's 33-year-old neighbour in connection with the murder.
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I know that's not really funny but its hilarious....
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How the hell do you miss 45 stab wounds?!
Our family doctor managed to mistake my dad's stomach ulcers for indigestion and told him to keep taking aspirin... when the ulcer burst, the poor old dear had a severe angina attack followed by a heart attack (he's on the way to recovery now); same doctor also managed to miss mother's diabetes
Forgive me if I don't see the humour in incompetent doctors right now. I'll laugh later when the doctor is struck off
Jane.
Forgive me if I don't see the humour in incompetent doctors right now. I'll laugh later when the doctor is struck off
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mejane said:Our family doctor managed to mistake my dad's stomach ulcers for indigestion and told him to keep taking aspirin... when the ulcer burst, the poor old dear had a severe angina attack followed by a heart attack (he's on the way to recovery now); same doctor also managed to miss mother's diabetes
Forgive me if I don't see the humour in incompetent doctors right now. I'll laugh later when the doctor is struck off
Jane.
He is no longer your family doctor I suppose?
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I went to the doctor asking for something for very bad headaches. He asked me how things in my life were.
" My husband has been having an affair, we're in the midst of a very mean-spirited divorce and he's trying to get custody of our son, I'm trying to help my 3 & 5 year old understand what's happening, I've just started a new job and it's not going very well, but the kids and I are in counseling and trying to deal with it."
He didn't even glance my way through out the recitation, but when I finished he chuckled and said "Wow, you have to cut down on the stress in your life!" I just stared at him incredulously, and never went back to the idiot again. :furious:
" My husband has been having an affair, we're in the midst of a very mean-spirited divorce and he's trying to get custody of our son, I'm trying to help my 3 & 5 year old understand what's happening, I've just started a new job and it's not going very well, but the kids and I are in counseling and trying to deal with it."
He didn't even glance my way through out the recitation, but when I finished he chuckled and said "Wow, you have to cut down on the stress in your life!" I just stared at him incredulously, and never went back to the idiot again. :furious: