Posted on 05/05/2015 11:18:45 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A Florida man is suing a hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash.
According to the Miami Herald, the Key Largo man went to Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables to have his leg amputated below his knee. The hospital then threw the leg away instead of incinerating it, which is the normal practice.
The man found out about the incident when homicide detectives knocked on his door and asked him why his leg was found at a waste management facility with the man's name tag still attached.
Hospital officials have not explained how the mistake was made. Doctor's Hospital released a statement, saying in part, "When Doctors Hospital was notified of this situation, hospital leaders took immediate and appropriate measures to address it. Proper procedures have been reinforced at the hospital to prevent similar situations from happening in the future."
In the man's lawsuit, he claims emotional distress. The lawsuit claims the man suffered an invasion of privacy, embarrassment and humiliation because of the incident.
Officer: "Do you recognize this leg? It has your name on it..."
Hey this is mine
I was wondering where that ran off to!
Understandable. The only leg the homicide detectives had to stand on, was the one with the name of “Sansleg.” Wonder what the hospital does with the.... oh, never mind....
He must really kneed the money.
This story has leg.
Van Halen
“You’ll get some leg tonight for sure”.
“Come on, Dave, give me a break.”
He is a Shin Toe practitioner.
Nearly impossible to get a leg up these days.
You almost cost me a new screen, but was saved by my coffee going up my nose !
Lawsuit!
“Nearly impossible to get a leg up these days.”
Not at all!
Pretty sure he has a leg up in this case.
“I found the part about the cops going to the leg owner a bit odd also. Common sense dictates that on examination of the waste, and noticing it was mixed with easily identified non-biological hospital refuse, theyd go immediately to the hospital, not Mr Sansleg.”
Probably just easier to look up “Capt. Ahab Sansleg” in the phone book.
Meanwhile, chief surgeon Dr. Moby Dick had no comment.
Very odd headline ping.
Not as odd as the footer.
Fifth Sailor Listen ... chaps ... there’s one last chance. I’m done for, I’ve got a gammy leg, I’m going fast, I’ll never get through ... but ... some of you might ... so you’d better eat me.
First Sailor Eat you, sir?
Fifth Sailor Yes. Eat me.
Second Sailor Uuuuggghhh! With a gammy leg?
Fifth Sailor You don’t have to eat the leg, Thompson, there’s still plenty of good meat ... look at that arm.
Third Sailor It’s not just the leg, sir.
Fifth Sailor What do you mean?
Third Sailor Well, sir ... it’s just that ...
Fifth Sailor Why don’t you want to eat me?
Third Sailor I’d rather eat Johnson, sir. (he points at fourth sailor)
Second Sailor Oh, so would I, sir.
Dear Sir,
I am glad to hear that your studio audience disapproves of the last skit as strongly as I. As a naval officer I abhor the implication that the Royal Navy is a haven for cannibalism. It is well known that we have the problem relatively under control, and that it is the R.A.F. who now suffer the largest casualties in this area. And what do you think the Argylls ate in Aden? Arabs?
Yours etc.,
Captain B.J. Smethwick in a white wine sauce with shallots, mushrooms and garlic.
Florida again . . .
DANG!
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