Go in for a migraine....come out with one less arm

[Wheezer]

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Imagine going to the doctor for a severe migraine and ending up with your right arm amputated. That's what happened to Diana Levine when her doctor injected her with Phenergan, it seeped out of the vein into an artery, and gave her gangrene.

Vermont courts found that Wyeth hadn't given adequate warning to doctors and patients that one particular injection method, the one used on Diana, greatly increases the risk of gangrene. Wyeth is trying to use Federal preemption to win the case, arguing that patients is that consumers can't sue a pharma company if the drug has been approved by federal regulators. The case, Wyeth v. Levine, is before the Supreme Court. The Alliance for Justice has made a 22-minute documentary about Diana Levine so you can learn more about her story. Watch it in its entirety, inside...

 

[Kirby]

It's only a flesh wound.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
It's only a flesh wound.

Your sig makes this funnier :laugh:

 

[Lola]

OMG! I take Phenergan (orally) all the time.
Scary!

 

[slsmnaz]

pair this with the woman who went in for a kidney stone and had her feet and hands amputated and I'm scared to go to the Dr now

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
pair this with the woman who went in for a kidney stone and had her feet and hands amputated and I'm scared to go to the Dr now

Let me tell you about my spinal tap...

 

[hiromizu]

Dr. Cuddy is upset.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
pair this with the woman who went in for a kidney stone and had her feet and hands amputated and I'm scared to go to the Dr now

Let me tell you about my spinal tap...

Those are not fun

 

[ViviTheMage]

:|

 

[jlee]

That's a bad day. :Q

 

[darkxshade]

Yea, that's horrible, how come we never hear stories of people going into the hospital and coming out with 3 extra blackinches.

 

[manlymatt83]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
pair this with the woman who went in for a kidney stone and had her feet and hands amputated and I'm scared to go to the Dr now

Let me tell you about my spinal tap...

Those are not fun

Nope, I've had 5 of them

 

[BladeVenom]

If you added up all the people who die from hospital infections and doctors mistakes, medical care would probably be the leading cause of death in this country.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Yea, that's horrible, how come we never hear stories of people going into the hospital and coming out with 3 extra blackinches.

Because in this world there's no such thing as good surprises.

 

[buck]

That'll buff right out.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
pair this with the woman who went in for a kidney stone and had her feet and hands amputated and I'm scared to go to the Dr now

????? wtf, you have a link to that?

how in the hell does something like that happen?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: hiromizu
Dr. Cuddy is hot.

 

[TallBill]

On a side note, Phenergan is fucking amazing. I've had the pill form several times in the Army. Best sleep ever, like 14 hours of solid hardcore sleep.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Hospitals are one of the most physically dangerous places on the planet.

 

[nakedfrog]

So she got a discount?
My doc usually charges an arm and a leg.

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
So she got a discount?
My doc usually charges an arm and a leg.

www.instantrimshot.com

 

[911paramedic]

I used to give that quite a bit. How in the fuck does it go from a vein to an artery??? I can understand infiltration but WTF? (Glucose can cause tissue death too, so don't worry so much about the drug as the administration of it.)

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Promethazine (PHENERGAN) injection is a commonly used product that possesses antihistamine, sedative, anti-motion sickness, and antiemetic effects. The drug is also a known vesicant which is highly caustic to the intima of blood vessels and surrounding tissue. Formulated with phenol, promethazine has a pH between 4 and 5.5. Although deep intramuscular injection into a large muscle is the preferred par-enteral route of administration, product labeling states that the drug may be given by slow IV push, which is how it is typically given in most hospitals. However, due to the frequency of severe, tragic, local injuries after infiltration or inadvertent intra-arterial injection, ISMP recommends that the FDA reexamine the product labeling and consider eliminating the IV route of administration.

Severe tissue damage can occur regardless of the route of parenteral administration, although intravenous and inadvertent intra-arterial or subcutaneous administration results in more significant complications, including: burning, erythema, pain, swelling, severe spasm of vessels, thrombophlebitis, venous thrombosis, phlebitis, nerve damage, paralysis, abscess, tissue necrosis, and gangrene.

:Q

 

[PlasmaBomb]

In 2004, a professional guitar player was awarded $2.4 million for her past and future medical expenses and $5 million for her pain and suffering after she endured two amputation surgeries following accidental arterial administration of the branded drug Phenergan (Patrick J. Marshfield woman wins 7.4 million jury award after she loses arm. The Barre Montpelier Times Argus; Barre, VT; March 19, 2004). Suffering from a migraine, the woman had gone to the emergency department, where she received the Phenergan, intended for IV administration. She developed circulatory problems and then progressive gangrene which led to amputation of her arm in stages

Is this the same woman?

 

[PepePeru]

was this Dr. Nick Riviera?

its my good friend Mr McGreg with a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg!