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- farfromsubtl, on 01/14/2009, -1/+38Who keeps posting DailyMail?! Every article they write is sensational Diggbait.
- Tyrghast, on 01/14/2009, -1/+33DailyMail is garbage. Stop giving them ad revenue and post articles from an honest news source.
- Surferess, on 01/13/2009, -4/+31Something is definitely afoot there.
- Paneoz, on 01/13/2009, -1/+18The moving to America part wasn't suspicious at all.
- djmonarck, on 01/14/2009, -3/+19When will they learn they can't ALL be like Dr. House
- brainflakes, on 01/14/2009, -2/+17Why does this trash from the Daily Mail keep getting to the front page?
- AdrianKRAZY, on 01/14/2009, -1/+15Poor Lady. Dying from an adrenaline overdose is an extreme way to go. I wonder if it would be enjoyable or painful.
- punchingjudy, on 01/14/2009, -0/+13I logged in just to say: from what the article suggests (the low pulse & low pressure), giving epinephrine is not necessarily an incorrect reaction. The article makes it seem like giving epi is a gross error, but that is simply not the case. It is impossible to speculate any further without further details from this case. This article is a load of *****.
- poopdigger, on 01/14/2009, -0/+13'Within moments of the injection, Mrs Leighton jerked forward and sat bolt upright in her bed. She shouted out "What's happening to me? I am going to die".'
Sounds pretty undesirable. Dying is one thing, knowing and feeling that you're about to die is another. - thedragon4453, on 01/14/2009, -1/+13Sorry, could you be a little less subtle? I'm not quite getting the message.
- GeorgeStone2, on 01/14/2009, -12/+24***** THE DAILY MAIL
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***** THE DAILY MAIL - ThreeDee912, on 01/14/2009, -2/+14That's the DailyMail for you...
- inactive, on 01/14/2009, -3/+15More Daily Mail bollocks. Anyone tempted to read it should be aware of the Mail's long-standing scare campaign against the NHS.
- inactive, on 01/13/2009, -4/+15Arrogant Bastard! Here's something for you...
http://tinyurl.com/9wbu5h - BeShirtHappy, on 01/13/2009, -6/+16This is why I'm afraid of doctors/hospitals....
- khail250, on 01/14/2009, -0/+9They should post this instead of DM, at least half of their stories have no source anyway.
- idavidtang, on 01/14/2009, -1/+9Thanks for toeing in your suspicion but don't go head over heels just yet.
- inactive, on 01/14/2009, -0/+8Except that article is dated 2007?
- punchingjudy, on 01/14/2009, -0/+8Painful. Probably massive chest pain
- wastelander, on 01/14/2009, -1/+9It wasn't an "overdose" per see--its probably similar to the dose you might use for anaphylactic shock or during a code (ie: cardiac arrest). In this case; however, it was apparently used inappropriately.
More standard treatment for septic shock would be to start out with giving the patients a lot of IV fluids and/or starting "pressers" (which are drugs similar to adrenalin, but infused continuously).
Its sounds as if the epinephrine may have either caused a fatal arrhythmia or triggered a heart attack (likely in a patient with an already diseased heart). It is a potential side effect with this potent drug even when used in appropriate circumstances.
While she might be able to try to justify her use of epinephrine in these circumstance (it isn't a totally illogical choice) what is entirely unjustifiable is that after the episode she attempted tried to cover it up by altering the medical record and claiming the drug was given AFTER the patient had arrested (which would be an accepted use). So basically she's screwed. - brickbat, on 01/14/2009, -4/+11To all the Daily Mail bashers, here is the same story from the BBC.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7151196.stm - creaturecool, on 01/14/2009, -0/+7wrong. She was advised by two doctors and a nursing sister NOT to administer the adrenaline. It was her fault.
Even if she thought adrenaline was the right thing to do, why give her so much? 3ml is a hell of a lot of adrenaline considering at normal rates, your body has something like .2 micrograms coursing through it.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2005-03/11104 ... - purseonality, on 01/14/2009, -1/+8You guys are too corny.
- TheBadWolf, on 01/14/2009, -0/+6I'd might as well have come into this topic talking about the NES game Rad Racer. Seriously, what the hell does socialism have to do with anything?
- t3hbagel, on 01/14/2009, -1/+7This callous for an investigation.
- fjols, on 01/14/2009, -0/+6Yes, I agree, this may have been a bunion patient but was now a septic patient... this may have been an error but not as gross as the article makes it sound. article is *****.
- GeorgeStone2, on 01/14/2009, -2/+8Until Digg users get the message, I will not stop posting this on all daily mail stories I see.
- coyote1284, on 01/14/2009, -1/+7She died from the agony of de feet!
- punchingjudy, on 01/14/2009, -1/+7Racist much?
- LokitheComplex, on 01/14/2009, -1/+7It's not really a Digg worthy story is this? Or are we going to get every disputed hospital negligence case from around the world?
- Kidddrunkadelic, on 01/14/2009, -1/+6God bless the victim's sole.
- GeorgeStone2, on 01/14/2009, -0/+5Yeah, this is what would happen if Dr House was real.
- BingoPower, on 01/14/2009, -1/+6Wow, you should write for the daily mail.
- Kitakaze, on 01/14/2009, -0/+5Yes, it absolutely makes her a villain — and she knew this. That's why she lied on her report, claiming that she only gave the injection AFTER the patient went into cardiac arrest. The patient never went into cardiac arrest.
- TheBadWolf, on 01/14/2009, -1/+5I disagree. She's not a bad doctor for making a mistake, she's a bad doctor for not listening to everyone tell her she's wrong. Also, if the patient had lived, we wouldn't have heard about it at all.
- inactive, on 01/14/2009, -1/+5I think the unpleasant aspect of the feeling during a mugging comes from the immediate threat of harm or death, not the adrenaline.
- inactive, on 01/14/2009, -2/+6having minor surgery soon. thanks for FREAKING ME OUT!!!!!
- coyote1284, on 01/14/2009, -0/+4tl;dr
just the link would have sufficed - inactive, on 01/14/2009, -0/+4It's lucrative for a particular group of Diggers, I suspect.
- AdrianKRAZY, on 01/14/2009, -0/+4What about when your sky diving ?. That's why I couldn't figure it out.
- akula89, on 01/14/2009, -0/+3'Within moments of the injection, Mrs Leighton jerked forward and sat bolt upright in her bed. She shouted out "What's happening to me? I am going to die".'
oh my. - akula89, on 01/14/2009, -1/+4Now she's six feet under
- Singularitarian, on 01/14/2009, -7/+10"She says she thought adrenaline was necessary because she believed the patient was about to go into cardiac arrest, the court heard."
So, it was an honest mistake. Tragic for both the patient and the doctor. This doesn't make the doctor a villain.
Or even necessarily a bad doctor. It's impossible to do any kind of work without making mistakes. In life or death situations, it is necessary to take some risks. If the patient had lived, they'd be calling this doctor a hero for having the guts to do what needed to be done. - borez, on 01/14/2009, -0/+3Damn right.
- thespiff, on 01/14/2009, -1/+4Join the brigade! Bury all DailyMail articles as spam!
- heybigjohn, on 01/14/2009, -0/+2It is not even a dose. 3mL of an unknown concentration gives no information on what the actual dose was. Doses are measured in weight or in volumes of known concentrations. The initial intravenous dose in a cardiac arrest situation is 1mg. The fact that she claimed to have given it only after arrest would seem to indicate that it was in the range of cardiac resuscitation doses. Adrenaline (more commonly known as epinephrine in the US) is a vasopressor as well, and is itself often infused continuously. @wastelander: You are absolutely right that her biggest error was in trying to alter the medical record.
- lofi4life, on 01/14/2009, -1/+3***** You
- inactive, on 01/14/2009, -0/+2I was thinking the same thing. Probably septic shock, in which case nor epi drips are common.
3mL? Even of the most commonly found high concentration epi, 3mL is not an enormous dose.
"The effects of adrenaline are unpredictable and can be fatal"
They are pretty predictable
I'm sure there is more to this.
Did she inject this with a steak knife? - inactive, on 01/14/2009, -0/+2Wow, you have absolutely NO medical background.
Epi is given when there is a weak pulse and low BP.
You should shut up. - FrozenGonad, on 01/14/2009, -1/+3Bet she's not bitching about her bunions anymore...
Now if she had a can of hairspray stuck up her ass. That would be a story. -
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