[SargeK]

The poor woman knew she was dying. The doctors just didn't want to deal with her. They probably interpreted it as drug-seeking behavior. Drug-seekers can be very loud and persistent. A person who knows she dying might be loud and persistent too. Without tests, I can imagine it is difficult to tell if someone has a deep vein thrombosis as it appears she did.

Not excusing - you never just turn someone away who had the history she did of a leg injury (sketchy though the details are in this report). I've dealt with a couple of cases where people were discharged without proper care and subsequently died of a thrombosis or embolism. I've had at least two where they died in the hospital from clots - all of them as a consequence of some lower extremity injury.

[Valpal1]

Another death attributable to the WOD.

[ntnychik]

My heart goes out to this woman (posthumously) and her family. She fought for her life, but her pleas fell on arrogant and purposefully deaf ears. It seems they judged her on her social status and maybe race.

My three year old grandson from a white, middle-class family has spina bifida, which contributes to many potentially dangerous conditions. A moderate fever or slight behavior change can indicate a serious urinary tract infection. His kidneys are already badly scarred from undiagnosed and untreated infections.

His Mom has been right on top of each incident, and gets him to a specialist ASAP, but the few days it takes for the process each time he
gets symptoms put him at risk for more damage.

Docs aren’t omnipotent. Things don’t always go by their presumptions. They should consider that the Medicaid Mom or the young- looking blonde Mom might know what they’re talking about. At least consider.

[Mears]

“. I’ve had at least two where they died in the hospital from clots - all of them as a consequence of some lower extremity injury.”

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I’ve always been fairly casual about lower extremity injuries. No more.

I’ve been aware of DVT on long flights for years,but a sprained,or even broken, ankle would not have concerned me at all. RICE treatment,cast etc. and that would be it.

Thanks for the info.

[SaraJohnson]

Blood clots in the legs are apparently hugely painful. Women who are using birth control are exposed to blood clots in the legs. Given the victim was 29, the doctor should have put two and two together.

People have terrible personalities and social skills these days and that includes professionals who fancy themselves superior to the riff raff. Western ethics go with western medicine. No Western ethics = no Western medicine. We have been culturally cleansed by Humanists into a third world cesspool.