Docs remove wrong testicle

The Sun ^ | March 19, 2010 | Neil Millard

[Shaun_MD]

If you really knew how often this occurred and was kept quiet, you would never trust a surgeon again. God complex or not.

[1curiousmind]

A perfect picture of what is taking place in Washington today.

[RichInOC]

This is what happens when you have surgery done on your genitals in a brewery town.

[ronnie raygun]

Population control, one more human who cannot reproduce. Nationalized healthcare at it’s best

[NEPA]

Two weeks ago I had a breast mass removed. From the time I walked into the hospital until the actual surgery I had to answer the same questions over and over including my birth date, what I was having done and which side. When the surgeon came in she had to sign my right shoulder with a black marker before I was rolled into the op room.

These mistakes are easily avoided.

[reg45]

Two weeks ago I had a breast mass removed. From the time I walked into the hospital until the actual surgery I had to answer the same questions over and over including my birth date, what I was having done and which side. When the surgeon came in she had to sign my right shoulder with a black marker before I was rolled into the op room.

These mistakes are easily avoided.

And those same precautions will be quickly eliminated as a cost saving measure.

[bikerman]

When the surgeon came in she had to sign my right shoulder with a black marker before I was rolled into the op room

Doc, now do I operate on the shoulder with the black mark or is it the one without the mark,anyone got a coin?

[stayathomemom]

This kind of bumbling stupidity is why I have a longstanding policy of marking any areas where non-emergency surgery is to be performed with a black indelible marker indicating what IS and what IS NOT the correct areas for the doctor to work on.

UK cost cutting.

[martin_fierro]

♀☹☠☣☢★☆ MANGLED GENITALS PING ☆★☢☣☠☹♂

[count-your-change]

Hey! At least they did the right patient....didn’t they?....didn’t they?......oh no..check that that name tag!!!!

[tet68]

LOL. I forget, what is metric for left or right?

[andy58-in-nh]

T'was the Night of the King's Castration: the last of the Royal Balls was coming off...

[kabumpo]

I hope you are feeling better and wish you a speedy recovery.

[NEPA]

Thanks, I’m doing fine.

[Slings and Arrows]

Apparently the Senate Republicans use the NHS.

[unkus]

Of course it happened in one of those countries with a mature and well-oiled Obamacare-like health system.

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Exactly why there will be “Tort Reform” if 0bamacare passes.

[metmom]

When I went in for carpal tunnel surgery, they used a marker to mark what hand was to be done and had me verify that that was what I understood and was expecting to have operated on.

If it helps prevent mistakes, they can write on me all they want.

[dalereed]

At least he won’t be caught like Edwards was!

[o2bfree]

I hope the doctors remove this.

[Eaker]

Ping for your expertise!