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Category Archives: narcotic overdose
Near fatal patient controlled analgesia pump incident
Guest post by Matt Whitman Amanda Abbiehl and I share a similar story. Both of us were on patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps to manage our pain. However, the difference is that, by the grace of God, an observant nurse who … Continue reading
PCA Morphine pump error
The nurse almost killed my mother I had just graduated nursing school. Now before that I was an EKG tech, monitor tech and worked in the emergency department as a ward clerk ALL before school so I had a very … Continue reading
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Morphine overdose
My daughter would have stopped breathing on the pediatrics floor of a major medical center in Gainesville, Fl. If I was not right there after neurosurgery when the RN on night shift refused to believe that the pulse oximeter/heart rate … Continue reading
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My medical scare: medication overdose
I had to have an Anterior Cervical Disc Fusion (ACDF) in 2004. After many years, I was so happy that I would no longer have neck pain. I came back from surgery and I felt great until later that evening. … Continue reading
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