After two weeks in the hospital, Kate developed an infection that placed her in a coma on a respirator, which is “saving” her for the time being. Another part of this chapter that I found extremely interesting was the reaction of Anna when, after much argument about hockey camp, Sara said, “Anna, don’t make me do this” (269). Anna hotly responds, “Do what, Mom? I don’t make you do anything,” (269) hinting on how, throughout her
He wakes up two days later in a hospital with a broken jaw, punctured lung, ruptured spleen, and other injuries. Rahim Khan has left town, he leaves Amir a letter and his money in a safe deposit box. Rahim Khan also makes up the people Amir planned
In February 2006, Emily Jerry, a two-year old child was at a Cleveland hospital to complete her last series of chemotherapy treatment. Her doctor ordered intravenous chemotherapy solution that was filled incorrectly by a pharmacy technician. The prescription called for 1% saline; however, a lethal amount of 23% saline was given instead, causing her to slip into a coma resulting in death. Eric Cropp, who was the supervising pharmacist signed off on the technician’s work despite her informing him that the mixture did not look right; nonetheless, he approved it. The pharmacy was so busy that day and short staffed, which led to a preventable fatal error that changed Eric’s whole life in a matter of seconds.
The family placed Adult D in a residential home which was nearby so that they could visit regularly. Adult D’s general condition soon deteriorated. She was admitted to hospital and then discharged back to the residential home. During this time, she developed pressure ulcers. Following further deterioration, Adult D died in hospital in February 2007.
Otherwise normally fit and healthy Nellie had a fall at home and suffered with a fractured neck of femur which saw her admitted to hospital, here she had some complications with her injury and also acquired a chest infection along with the first necrotic heel. Nellie was then transferred to a local cottage hospital for help with rehabilitation where she acquired the second necrotic heel. Both the heels were being dressed once a week in accordance to an assessment that was carried out by the Tissue Viability Nurse for the area who covered both primary and secondary care facilities, but no up to date assessment had been carried out prior to discharge. Nellie arrived at home and was referred to the District Nursing team via the Discharge Liaison Service, who act as an interface between primary and secondary care teams, as part of the more wider Multi-Disciplinary Team, to ensure that everything is in place to aid the patient upon discharge and thus make it an effective one. The
The next morning Mr B’s CPN receives a phone call from Mr B’s ex partner telling her that Mr B has been compulsory detained under the Mental Health Act. He was admitted to the psychiatric hospital at 4am having been arrested by the police for causing a major disturbance at home. The CPN phones the GP who reveals that Mr B has not collected his repeat prescription. Mr B also missed his last appointment with the CPN. Consider the following: What are the potential issues in this case?
Then on February 25, 1990 she collapsed and went into full cardiac arrest. She suffered brain damage due to lack of oxygen. A couple of months later after being in a coma the doctors treating her diagnosed her with a vegetative state. One year after the cardiac arrest a board-certified neurologist and an internist and personal family physician to the Schiavo family independently made the diagnosis of PVS (persistent vegetative state). Her husband Michael Schiavo in 1998 petitioned the court to have the feeding tube removed in regards to a state statute.
Further damage to his trust happened when a member of his family died in hospital, they contracted MRSA while being treated for a broken leg in 2004. Self-diagnose and self-prescribe with the help of the internet is now the only form of medical attention he receives. It has been 15 years since Mr D has seen a doctor and his attitude towards his health now is “what will be will be”. There is a wide variety of
When Samuel Hamilton comes to visit Adam Trask upon overhearing that the twins have not been named yet after weeks of their birth, Samuel decides to wake Adam from the debilitating “sleep” that Cathy seems to have put him in. After being shot in the shoulder by his wife, Adam seems to
Sam Matthew Kirby Lund English Comp 101 2 November 2011 Power, Society, and the Panopticon During my teenage years I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that usually affects the intestines and colon. I was diagnosed when I was 13 years old and had surgery to remove a part of my colon when I was 16. After the surgery I was in the hospital for seven days and for the first three days I could not eat or walk. For the next two days I was eating and could walk with help and on the last two days I could finally eat and walk on my own. So during those seven days I spent in a hospital room, I never once thought about how the hospital was structured and how that affected the power hierarchy.