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Post by tormore on May 4, 2007 18:32:11 GMT 12
The medical profession in NZ kills (accidentally, they say) around 750 people a year.How come we don't have massive advertising campaigns and medical police everywhere checking on medical staff?.This is more than the road toll(by far)shouldn't there be warning signs at all hospital entrances, saying enter at your own risk?or warning hospitals can be injurious to your health?.......
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Post by tismeagain on May 4, 2007 18:36:19 GMT 12
god point there, but i would think if they did that no one would go in to a hospital
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Post by tormore on May 4, 2007 18:38:27 GMT 12
Might save lives?
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Post by tismeagain on May 4, 2007 18:50:14 GMT 12
lol true, i think some of these medical idiots get there degress from a kornies packet
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Post by meandog on May 4, 2007 19:15:22 GMT 12
Yep after all my stays in those joints, perhaps I was a wee bit lucky. Having said that I was the victim of two 'stuff ups' over 3 yrs. But when you have treatment you sign a consent form outing them of any stuff ups. If you are able to survive, and suffer due to this, you claim from ACC on the grounds of medical misadventure.
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Post by tismeagain on May 4, 2007 19:28:14 GMT 12
only two? your lucky then
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Post by misilon1 on May 4, 2007 19:42:42 GMT 12
sounds like a joke but a hospital is no place to be if one is sick,... patients die each year from infections,.. anesthesia mistakes and errors in medication, due to not understanding written dosages,..
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Post by tismeagain on May 4, 2007 19:51:59 GMT 12
that is why they got there degree out of a kornies packet,because most really know bugger all, same as you go to the doctor, doctoer i dont feel well i have a head acke,and feel a bit wheezy in the chest ok keep warm and drink lots of fluid thankyou $40 doll, then next day you end up in hospital with a chest infection
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Post by meandog on May 4, 2007 20:00:58 GMT 12
My orthopedic surgeon at Auck. Hosp. was far to busy pinching nurses bottoms to be able to concentrate of my leg. Got to get the spelling right for Dalbyj. LMAO
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Post by misilon1 on May 4, 2007 20:02:28 GMT 12
with medication the problem is said to be the result of flaws in the way hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies operate. pharmacists are often hampered by doctors’ poor handwriting. Did the doctor prescribe ten milligrams or ten micrograms? To make things worse there are the many drugs having similar-sounding names, which can cause confusion among doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and patients alike.
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Post by misilon1 on May 4, 2007 20:03:45 GMT 12
My orthopedic surgeon at Auck. Hosp. was far to busy pinching nurses bottoms to be able to concentrate of my leg. Got to get the spelling right for Dalbyj. LMAO hehe meandawwg ,..how many did you score?
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Post by meandog on May 4, 2007 20:04:23 GMT 12
Yep thats why perhaps a barcode system is the way to go.
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Post by misilon1 on May 4, 2007 21:14:21 GMT 12
absolutely meandog,...the system as it is ,...is failing badly,....
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Post by luxuryflake on May 4, 2007 21:35:48 GMT 12
When my Nan was in the medical ward, our family saw so many mistakes being made, we started taking notes and names, we read through Hospital policies, ethics and practises and laid a formal complaint, stating hospital policy and asking questions, had a meeting with representives of the hospital, where a formal apology was made and plan was put in place to improve practise. I'm thinking its about time our family went back to the medical ward to see whether improvements have been made, more than likely not - they said all the right things at the time but thats all part of the politicing that goes on.
Always ask the hard questions, all hospitals have a complaints procedure and your complaint must be addressed formally if you lay it formally.
In saying that remember Doctors are not Gods, they make mistakes yes, but they do not have the power to save everyone.
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