When dealing with humans, you are exposing yourself to their error. I have no idea how the heck a surgical tech was allowed to administer fentanyl! An anesthesiologist or nurse are the only ones allowed by our hospital standards. Beware, there are some nasty people out there.
Surgical Technician May Have Exposed Patients to Hepatitis C Virus
A former surgical technician may have exposed patients at a Denver medical center and a Colorado Springs ambulatory surgery center to hepatitis C virus (HCV) when she allegedly replaced their fentanyl injections with injections using syringes filled with saline, states a July 3, 2009, articleposted on CNN's Web site. The technician, who believes that she contracted HCV through using heroin and sharing needles while she lived in New Jersey in 2008, admitted to secretly injecting herself with the fentanyl in the facility's bathrooms and then returning the unsterilized syringes, filled with saline, to be used on patients. According to the article, an investigation is pending and the medical center is notifying the 4,700 patients who had surgery during the technician's employment from October 2008 to April 2009 of their chance of exposure. The ambulatory surgery center is reportedly also contacting patients.
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A lady in my ward that I home teach works at this clinic and knew the woman. It's pretty interesting to talk to her about it.
What did she say about the lady? Decent person? Scary? Shifty? Spread the gossip here.
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