A woman goes into the hospital to deliver a baby and comes out an amputee.
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moshquerade
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Not really any information in that article.
But, it sounds like she had very severe toxic shock, which resulted in gangrene of her arms and legs. These then had to be amputated.
[One of the features of severe 'shock' is a reduction in the blood flow around the body. Those bits furthest from the heart are most affected. In severe cases, there isn't enough blood flow to the limbs and gangrene develops.]
Toxic shock is a recognised risk of giving birth (blood mixing with a relatively dirty area), although extremely rare.
A very unfortunate case, but to ascribe blame on the scant information we have to hand is pointless.
But, it sounds like she had very severe toxic shock, which resulted in gangrene of her arms and legs. These then had to be amputated.
[One of the features of severe 'shock' is a reduction in the blood flow around the body. Those bits furthest from the heart are most affected. In severe cases, there isn't enough blood flow to the limbs and gangrene develops.]
Toxic shock is a recognised risk of giving birth (blood mixing with a relatively dirty area), although extremely rare.
A very unfortunate case, but to ascribe blame on the scant information we have to hand is pointless.
It will be interesting if she does manage to sue based on the "someone else in the building had flesh eating bacteria" basis her lawyers are aiming for. Hospitals already have strict sterilization procedures, so what could they do next? Separate buildings for every single disease combination? Refusing to treat certain things? There are already smaller practices that refuse to handle certain things in order to maintain their bottom line...
The thing is that she is suing on the basis that the hospital haven't told her where the infection came from.
They may not know. Knowing where an infection doesn't make a lot of difference to its treatment, unless it is a highly contagious infection where protective measures need to be instituted urgently. Even so, it's very difficult to track these things down. There's nothing to suggest anyone else in the building had the same infection at the same time.
Even if someone else did have an infection with the same species of bacteria, labs don't usually waste time and money determining the 'strain' unless there is overwhelming need to (e.g. antibiotic resistant). Without strain information, it would be very difficult to prove that one patient infected someone else, or not.
What if they do investigate and they find that she brought the infection in herself? A lot of fuss is rightly made about hospital-acquired infections, but a signficant number of these are brought in by patients. This is particulalry the case when someone falls ill shortly after arriving in hospital - there hasn't been time to pick up infections from elsewhere, but the bacteria that had previously been living on your skin, could easily enter through an open wound. (Because of this some surgical units in hospitals now test patients when they book their scheduled surgery - and if they test positive for potentially infective bacteria, they are given a course of treatment, and only given an appointment once they are all clear).
They may not know. Knowing where an infection doesn't make a lot of difference to its treatment, unless it is a highly contagious infection where protective measures need to be instituted urgently. Even so, it's very difficult to track these things down. There's nothing to suggest anyone else in the building had the same infection at the same time.
Even if someone else did have an infection with the same species of bacteria, labs don't usually waste time and money determining the 'strain' unless there is overwhelming need to (e.g. antibiotic resistant). Without strain information, it would be very difficult to prove that one patient infected someone else, or not.
What if they do investigate and they find that she brought the infection in herself? A lot of fuss is rightly made about hospital-acquired infections, but a signficant number of these are brought in by patients. This is particulalry the case when someone falls ill shortly after arriving in hospital - there hasn't been time to pick up infections from elsewhere, but the bacteria that had previously been living on your skin, could easily enter through an open wound. (Because of this some surgical units in hospitals now test patients when they book their scheduled surgery - and if they test positive for potentially infective bacteria, they are given a course of treatment, and only given an appointment once they are all clear).
OMG! That's uncool.. Dude, am I glad I'll never, ever give birth in that hospital 
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She is suing because they are not releasing her info, whereas the hospital says she is requesting the info of other patients. She can have her info, just not the ones of other patients which makes sense.
I still feel bad for her though
I still feel bad for her though
Holy crap! :shocked: Now I'm scared of going to the hospitals. I don't want my arms and legs cut off.
I gues it's true then that having a baby these days will cost you an arm & a leg ....
(sorry)
Scott
(sorry)
Scott
Pliablemoose
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Mark R is right on, also not mentioned is what kind of condition she was in prior to giving birth, wether she had prenatal care, etc...
Many pregnant women from lower socioeconomic groups simply present to the hospital with no prenatal care, no OB doctor etc.
I'd have to know a lot more about the cae before I demonized the hospital.
She's lucky to be alive in any case.
Many pregnant women from lower socioeconomic groups simply present to the hospital with no prenatal care, no OB doctor etc.
I'd have to know a lot more about the cae before I demonized the hospital.
She's lucky to be alive in any case.
everyone seems so complacent in this video! no showing of outrage or anything! I almost find it so hard to believe....!
So we are thinking the hospital screwed up and gave the woman this bacteria and wants to save its self from huge lawsuit. If this is true that lady should get at least a few million.
Dude....you should be ashamed......it's clearly TWO arms and TWO legs......sheesh, you should know better!
virtuamike
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loss of 4 limbs is not worth not changing diapers. I fell sorry for the husban now he has to take care of the wife as well.
Why did all her limbs have to be amputated? Seems strange that the bacteria would infect all of her limbs, but not her torso.
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