By Anonymous - 24/08/2010 02:17 - United States

Today, I walked out of the operating room at the end of an emergency case. I spent ten minutes talking to a woman about her son before we realized I was talking to the wrong family. FML
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TashaLenaKitty 0

Hahaha,wow maybe you should pay a little bit more attention OP or Ask the family if it is their kid first! fyl

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savemypandabear 0

hahahaha XD its like 'oh shit! i'm sorry there seems to be a mixup. oh well if this isn't your son then...that means yours is the one we lost......oh...uhh......well-this is awkward.'

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LTHoratioCaine 4

It looks like you... Had something to drink.

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lindsaysue 4

unless he gave personal identifiers such as the patients full name, birthday, or mr number, no hippa breech..

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tumblebum 0

#64, you're the grand prize winner! As a healthcare worker, we are all taught about the privacy act HIPPA. You can lose your license or face jail time. So, #37, there's your lawsuit.

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yagurlteeteexoxo 0

That's sad OP... Next time introduce yourself an then ask are you the family of patient so an so... then you start blabbering...

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coffee_enima 0

68- explain to me how this wasn't obamas fault.

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PatRme 9

i modded this, originally it said the kid was going to die and there was no hope....sad

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WannabeJew 0

So another overworked, underpaid, tired doctor makes a mistake when he's spent all his remaining energy on trying to keep someone alive? Poor fellow. Hopefully you can get a few hours sleep and make a nice apology before you move back into your work. I guess I'm just lucky, but I have never had a doctor that was in it purely for money. All my doctors have been wonderful guys, from the surgeon when I was 5 to the doctor that diagnosed my dad with pancreatic cancer. My primary care doc is amazing, even now that I'm uninsured, I'm still given great treatment. So I suppose I have a real bias against seeing doctors as money-grubbing pricks like a lot of people. Better luck next time, OP.

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