Surgeon who removed wrong kidney blames distractions

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by PEP | July 2, 2008 at 04:33 am
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I'm supposed to have arm surgery soon. And the more I hear of stories like this, the more I swear I'm going to write on the correct arm!
A Methodist Hospital surgeon who mistakenly removed the wrong kidney from a cancer patient in March said he was distracted by beeper calls and other patients when he made the original mistake in the patient's chart, a state investigation has found.

Source: startribune.com

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Jordan Yerman
Jordan Yerman

at 05:31 on July 2nd, 2008

Can you write YES on one arm and NO on the other?

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PEP
PEP

at 05:43 on July 2nd, 2008

That's one option. :)

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