By 5. Down the Drain
A transplant patient’s hope for a new kidney was dashed in September when an Ohio nurse flushed the organ down a hopper in a filthy utility room. The nurse apparently thought the bag full of icy, sterile solution was just medical waste. Unfortunately, it contained the viable kidney a brother was attempting to donate to his ill sister. More than one person has lost their job over this massive procedural failure, and the hospital has apologized for the error. If that nurse is a donor match for the patient, maybe she could offer to make things right by forking over a kidney of her own. “Sorry” just doesn’t cut it in some situations.
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