Case 1
It just happened a week ago in Cork Univrsity Hospital. Apparently, a surgical SHO who were supposedly to be oncalled that night didnt attend for his call resulting in a serious complication to a patient. That patient, XX, came to A&E with symptoms of shock-tachycardia, tachypnea and hypotension. The SHO went to A&E and attended the patient before admitted him to the ward. In the middle of night he got a call from a nurse who were worried about that patient's condition. And apparently that SHO got a "head cold" and he told the nurse to wait until tomorrow as he already saw that patient before. And that's decision probably the worst decision he ever made in his life-the end of his career( my groupmates told me so). Apparently, that patient had a massive bleeding due to a ruptured spleen. He had to go to theathre for spleenectomy and Prof K was so angry with him for not attending that patient when u were supposed to. He is still lucky as that patient is still alive but the fact that he is not an irish changed everything when he maybe fired due to this mistake.
Case 2.
This happened last year in Limerick hospital. An intern, an Irish intern, were inserting a urinary cathether when she saw a gush of blood flowing through the cathether. She thought that it will get better afterwards and she did not report it to anyone else including her SHO. A few days after that, that patient had a complications which I dont really know what was it. The consultant then knew about the ruptured urethra due to urinary catherization done by that intern and the fact that she didnt report it to anyone had ended her career as a doctor. 5years of medical school was a waste for her after she been fired from that hospital.
Case 3.
A fatal mistake done by a malaysian intern in Belfast about insulin injection. He gave a patient 100times of the amount of insulin that the patient supposedly had resulting in a death of that patient. He had been fired from that hospital. U can read about that case here. A friend of mine told me that he had been sent back to Malaysia and he has to do another year of practice before he can be qualified as a doctor.
1 comment:
terjah jap...that is why as a final year student..it is not all about passing exam but it is also learning to be a safe doctor...so as a specialist what i look for is my HO to be a safe doctor...Safe meaning that they have excellent work attitude, responsible (patient always come first unless extreme circumstances), respects superiors (bukan bodek/kipas - ni tak jalan), and eager to learn and improve. Whether they are smart or not, gold medal student or not are socondaries to me...Once you become HO in Malaysia you will realise how much responsibilities are put into ur shoulder..
Good Luck
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