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 pharmacist was charged for reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the death of little Emily, but the technician did not face any criminal charges (Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 2009). It is important to know that medication errors can happen in any health care setting; however, they are preventable. According to the Institute of Medicine: Shaping the future for health. (1999), approximately 1.5 million people are harmed each year, costing health care facilities at least $3.5 billion in medical expenses.
The next month, Nine students at Central Washington University were hospitalized after mixing excessive amounts of Four Loko with other alcohols. By November even more colleges were banning the popular drink after blame was put on Four Loko for a number of fatal incidents. After a wave of alcohol poisonings tied to Four Loko consumption, the F.D.A. demanded the immediate withdrawal of all alcoholic energy drinks In a study published in
This is where her eldest son contracted lead poisoning. These maladies have been brought to the attention of the management, with no results. If that wasn’t enough, to make matters worse Laura was unable to read a document sent by her welfare office. This resulted in her not getting her benefits for that week. Due to it being the
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.
But what truly causes it is a mystery that leaves scientists and doctors with just guesses and tests to do. Some people say that babies die of SIDS just from sleeping wrong. In 1994, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) had a “Back To Sleep” campaign that told parents to always put infants on their backs when sleeping. After that, the rate of SIDS went down by more than 50% (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Even with that drop in the death rate, SIDS is still responsible for about 3,000 deaths per year (“Sudden Infant Death” 1621).
While voluntary is when a physician provides knowledge and materials for one to kill themselves (Stokely). Despite the many different terms, they all refer to a terminally ill or unconscious patient dieing and are currently seen as
I fly so fast that I end up paranoid and out of it.” As per K; she was sexually abused by an uncle at age 15. She states that her older sister was also sexually abused during that same period of time. K states that she repressed the memories of her sexual abuse for many years and only recently recovered them. Her first admission to a psychiatric hospital occurred at age 15 and she states that she has had multiple admissions thereafter including a sixth month stay at Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Hospital. She states that her most recent psychiatric admission was at Southside Hospital where she was admitted with a diagnosis of psychosis.
A couple of years before the events described in the movie, she took an overdose had her stomach pumped. Strange, as it may seem but we know nothing about her family, relatives or friends. She voluntarily checks herself into the psychiatric hospital and at first seems to be the sanest patient in the institution. However soon after this she demands to be discharged. Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder that is characterized by emotional disturbance.
When my daughter was pregnant with Marissa she took to much Tylenol which caused Tylenol poisoning. She was in the hospital for three weeks, we were not sure she would make it or not, every organ was shutting down. The doctors were not sure what to do, not to mention the fact that they had no idea what effect this would have on an unborn baby. We are not sure if this had anything to do with Marissa’s condition or not, but we assume it does. Marissa was born June 9, 2008.
Then we went back home and my stomach was still aching. My stomach ached so much that I couldn’t even go to school for a week. After staying at home for one week my parents took me to another doctor because they had a feeling that my stomach ache wasn’t just a stomach ache. After the doctor examined my body, the doctor said that I suffered from appendicitis. The next morning at seven o’clock I had an appendectomy at Bungsu Hospital.