JANUARY 28, 2020

Hospital and Clinic Leave Towel and Staples

Inside of Patient After Operation- Settle Suit for $1.2 Million

THERE'S REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR A SURGICAL TEAM TO LEAVE ITEMS FROM THE OPERATION INSIDE OF A PATIENT AFTER THE OPERATION IS OVER.

HERE'S HOW YOU MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN:

THE DOCTORS AND OPERATING NURSES MUST ACCOUNT FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS USED IN A SURGERY BEFORE AND AFTER THE SURGERY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF 20 ITEMS ARE USED IN CONDUCTING THE SURGERY, SUCH AS NEEDLES, CLAMPS, COTTON BALLS, SCISSORS, AND TOWELS, THE OPERATING TEAM MUST IDENTIFY THOSE 20 ITEMS BEFORE THE SURGERY, AND THEN BEFORE THE TEAM "CLOSES" THE PATIENT (COMPLETES THE SURGERY), IT MUST ACCOUNT FOR THOSE SAME 20 ITEMS.

IF THERE WERE 20 ITEMS AT THE START OF THE SURGERY, AND ONLY 19 ITEMS AT THE END OF THE SURGERY, AND THE "MISSING" ITEM CANNOT BE FOUND (OR IS NOT ON THE FLOOR), THEN THE MISSING ITEM MUST BE INSIDE THE PATIENT.

UNFORTUANTELY, WHEN 46-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH LEE CASKEY HAD CANCER SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, SOMEONE DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB OF COUNTING.

MR. CASKEY SUED THE STATE AND UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PHYSICIANS SAM BRANCATO AND PAUL KOGAN IN APRIL, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. CASKEY SAID HE HAD EXPLORATORY SURGERY AFTER TWO YEARS OF SEVERE PAIN. THAT'S WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE TOWEL INSIDE HIS ABDOMEN.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT FROM THE STORY PRODUCED BY KWWL TELEVISION IN WATERLOO, IOWA.

October 14 to October 21, 2019

An 83-year-old man has been accused of killing his roommate at a Massachusetts nursing home. Prosecutors said Jose Veguilla killed his elderly roommate by swinging a walker at his head. “How does an 83-year-old man have the time to do what he’s been accused of doing and no one is stepping in to intervene?” Question: Did the nursing home appreciate Mr. Veguilla's propensity for violence? And if so, should it have taken precautions to ensure the safety of his roommates and other nursing home residents? Learn more from CBS affiliate WBZ in Boston.

September 20 - 27, 2019

"Purdue Pharma has reportedly reached a tentative agreement to settle the lawsuits involving the company in the opioid cases in the US. The deal is thought to be the largest payment ever given by an opioid manufacturer."

Learn more in this story from the European Pharmaceutical Review

Jury: Roundup Exposure Causes Cancer

$80 Million Jury Verdict Against Monsanto After A Jury Found Its ROUNDUP Weed Killer was a "substantial factor" in the development of a California man's Cancer

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California Jury Orders Chevron to Pay $21M for Cancer Claims

A Northern California jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers who died of cancer a combined $21.4 million. The Jury decided that Benzene causes cancer. Chevron failed to properly warn the men about the dangers of the toxic solvent Benzene when they worked at a tire factory as "spray operators" spraying the toxic solvent on tires.

The solvent was made by the company Unocal and Chevron bought Unocal in 2005.

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