Do you mind if I quote this: Life is tenuous but some things certainly tip
the balance to a shorter one!
--
Richard Chudacoff, MD
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-----Original Message-----
From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Robert J.
Carpenter, Jr. MD
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:23 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: FRI Man faints, dies after seeing epidural
The reality is that the hospital was not justified to use the husband as a
surrogate for
a medical person - RN, LVN, MD, CRNA. When asked in deposition or in trial
if it
was reasonably foreseeable that if the untrained husband fainted and hit his
head
against immovable structure was it possible/probablew that he would sustain
an
intracranial injury, the answer woyuld be - yes!
Such an event happened in Houstob in the office of someone I know who did
EMB
and fit (runner) husband - fainted, intracranial bleed and now mean shadow
of former
seld - highly succesful corporate atty.
Several times over the years I have had students - Medical - nursing - PA -
faint
during amnios and several faint during circumcision. In some the person was
caught
and gently lowered to floor without sustaining injury.
One combat surgeon from Vietnam actually fainted during amnio - to his utter
surprise (and mine to) he actually had seizure from cerebrtal hypoperfusion
and
voided on self.
There are multiple minefields around - most of which are foreseeable and
preventable. This was not a case of "old age" and in my opinion should not
be
suggested as such!
Life is tenuous but some things certainly tip the balance to a shorter one!
Thanks Bob
On 10 Jul 2005 at 15:13, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/10/05 2:18:29 PM, RModugno@aol.com writes:
>
> >
> > so that we can make sure that people only
> > die from old age.
> >
> > People die from old age? Surely that's someone's fault!
> >
>
> I think we should all keep repeating "You're only as old as you
> look!" and then we can sue the dermatologists for death from old age!
>
> How's THAT for a plan?!?
>
> THE MAN
>
Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
6624 Fannin, #2720
St. Luke's Medical Tower
Houston,TX 77030-2339
713-795-4600
