filed under Good Ideas | Health
What Cheer Kneecap
9:33AM ON
09/20/2008
BY
Beth Comery
A doctor at Miriam Hospital operated on the wrong knee of a patient undergoing elective surgery yesterday. According to today’s ProJo,
The surgical team had apparently followed the key safety protocols, including marking the correct knee and pausing to verify the site before operating…
Here’s my thought. Why mark the correct knee? Wouldn’t it make more sense to mark the wrong knee with a big black “NO!”?
September 20th, 2008 at 3:43PM
joe bernstein Says:
Years ago a work acquaintance of mine went into a hospital in Illinois for an ankle operation,and they took out his tonsils instead.Since he was in his late 40’s it was no joke and he nearly died from complications.He got a sizeable settlement.H passed away afew years after,so you have to wonder….?
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September 21st, 2008 at 11:36PM
corey Says:
I think this is the best headline I’ve ever seen. Anywhere.
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