How can you just forget someone in a CT scanner??

Old Oct 2, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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How can you just forget someone in a CT scanner??

This poor woman! I'd be ready to kick some serious *** if this were me!!

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A physician who works at the practice and knew of the incident told The Arizona Daily Star it’s not the first time such a thing has happened.
Ted Eazer, practice director for Arizona Oncology Associates, said Friday that the group has revised its closing procedures so no one is ever left behind in an office again. A sweep of the facilities will be done and a written checklist followed.
So it's not the first time it's happened but they're only just now going to change their closing procedures?? Sheesh
Eazer said Ketchel was referring to incidents in other facilities, and that a patient had never before been left behind at Arizona Oncology clinics.
Yea, way to try and cover your asses on that one!
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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She probably fell asleep and they decided to let her sleep then forgot about her. I had one several years ago and I fell asleep during it.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
She probably fell asleep and they decided to let her sleep then forgot about her. I had one several years ago and I fell asleep during it.
I'm just having a hard time figuring out how a person can be at a medical clinic, inside a piece of medical equipment, with (what I assume to be) medical professionals around them and be forgotten like yesterdays newspaper. Isn't there someone administering the procedure? Don't they have to clean the equipment after it's been used? Don't they have that little sign on the door that says the room is occupied? I just don't understand it
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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It was friday and happy hour was starting.....They cant be late for that!!!!
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 09:51 PM
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I had a scan years ago and that was my biggest fear.

I'm a big guy and the one I was in was tight.
I was in up to my ankles and there was like two inches between my nose and the top. My shoulders brushed each side. I couldn't lift my head enough to see out of the hole they put me in. It was like I was waiting to get birthed, feet first.

I never thought I was claustrophobic but the confinement and noise wears on you after a while.

No way I coulda wiggled out of the one I was in.

Plus they gave me a shot of some kind of dye I guess it was supposed to go in my vein but she missed. My arm started aching like I'd been beat with a bat. When I told her about it she said 'Oops.'

I've been told there are larger ones that are pretty comfortable...damn HMOs!
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
It was friday and happy hour was starting.....They cant be late for that!!!!
Must be it!

Originally Posted by Raoul
I had a scan years ago and that was my biggest fear...
I was talking to my bosses wife about this last night. She says they have to give her Valium before they can put her in the machine. She's extremely claustrophobic.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Wow! Some ones getting fired.......
 
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