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Up to 10 hospital patients in Oregon died from tap water injections instead of fentanyl: report (www.businessinsider.com)

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Inside sources within Asante have since disclosed details surrounding the reported deaths, per NBC5 News. It is alleged that up to 10 patients died of infections contracted at the hospital.

The sources claim the infections were caused by a nurse who purportedly substituted medication with tap water.

It is alleged that the nurse was attempting to conceal the misuse of the hospital's pain medication supply — specifically fentanyl — and intensive care unit patients were injected with tap water, causing infections that resulted in fatalities.

Medford police have confirmed their active investigation into the situation at the hospital but have refrained from providing specific details.

The sources indicate that the unsterile tap water led to pseudomonas, a dangerous infection, especially for individuals in poor health, commonly found in a hospital's ICU.

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[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

At a guess, are those flushes inventoried and accounted for? Would someone notice if they came up short?

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 66 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know this hospital, but I generally grab several when I come on shift, put them in my pocket, and end up accidentally taking home a few often enough that I'd end up being able to have squirt gun fights with them.

Essentially, nurses go through so many that you'd be hard pressed to control them. We use them for everything from checking the status of an IV line to cleaning a wound.

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

$83 per person for squirt gun fights right there, if my bill is anything to judge.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

Did they use an entire case? That's around 60 flushes.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

According to your bill 1 Tylenol is $500

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

$17 per pill. Seems pretty reasonable.

The fentanyl, however, was worth it.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol no, those saline flushes are found by the handful in supply closets.

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 23 points 2 years ago

And even if they were inventoried (which they're not) there still are always a zillion partially used bags littered everywhere, which in most cases are effectively still sterile.

[–] crashoverride@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

No, they are so abundant that it'd.be impossible. Now the hanging bags of saline, yes