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Updated: 6:49 AM Apr 5, 2008
Parents Want New Children's Hospital
Last fall, Actor Dennis Quaid’s twins survived an overdose. It became national news. But here in Florida, another child was given ten times what he should have been given and he quietly died. The family is now trying to turn the tragedy into something positive. Posted: 4:03 PM Apr 4, 2008Reporter: Mike Vasilinda  Children's Hospital |
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so sad they had to go thru this,it is hard dealing with doctors.
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This is a wonderful, heartfelt story. However; a new childrens hospital is not what is needed. Having the physicians take the time to stop and listen to us parents, when we have questions. Just because they hold a higher degree, this doesn't mean we as parents are ignorant. We know our children better than anyone else does. Besides, it's our right as a parent to question over and over again. If a physician has a problem with that, then he has no business working with children. Medical mistakes happen. Yes, it's a sad thing. The Dr. should immediately of doubled checked the dosage and owned up to his mistake. But in reality, people are only human. Better people skills and policies and the ability for these Dr's to handle their case loads to where they are not so over booked on apts and procedures, that they actually have time to listen and care.
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All medication should be dispensed by a computer controlled machine so "human" error can't happen. Any diviation from what the computer database determines to be normal or actually prescribed for that patient should prevent the machine from dispensing the drug. Each patient should have a bar scan bracelet to ensure they are who the nurse and doctor think they are too. If this system was in use, Sebastian would not have been injected with 10 times that amount of drug needed to be effective. There is a solution and it should have been solved many many years ago.
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