Outtahere said:I can sure see how this could happen. I was at the dr's office Friday and needed to sign surgery concent forms. The dr made them out with me in the exam room, he entered left instead of right, I had to correct him. Thankfully I only have one **** remaining to be removed. I'm thinking I should put a little note on my body before I go under LOL.
He must've had a sinister motive...Outtahere said:he entered left instead of right
Sandy said:As a result of efforts to improve patient safety and prevent these types of mishaps, most hospitals now require you to verify the location/side/organ to be worked on and write on you before you go under. they also ask you your name, a billion times to make sure the chart they have in their hand is in fact yours.
Non sequitur said:That's no joke.
Last year I was in an emergency room with a bone sticking out of my leg and they insisted that I write a note, with an ordinary ball point pen, on the skin of the leg that I "wanted" to have surgery on. Really.
Nords said:He must've had a sinister motive...
Good one!peggy said:Or be very dexterous.
Oh, now there's a lofty goal.Meadbh said:Only a generation of leadership, concerted effort and system redesign will make it as safe as commercial aviation.
Nords said:He must've had a sinister motive...
lazygood4nothinbum said:yikes. i couldn't even handle it when they pulled a wisdom tooth.
Peaceful_Warrior said:At least he probably wasn't probably expecting to have any more kids... in which case, I'd give up a nut for $200k. I might even do it for just $100k net profit.
peggy said:Or be very dexterous.
Good one-- I laughed out loud, sprayed coffee on the monitor, and now I have to explain this entire thread to my spouse...BUM said:1 out of 2 isn't bad for a military hospital.