NEWS: BIG DRUG BLUNDER At KKH. Most Likely By FT Doctors, Nurses

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

More FT doctors and nurses please.


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Nov 12, 2009
Drug blunder at KKH <!--10 min-->
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One of the victims, a cancer patient in KKH (left) is now in a potentially serious situation. -- ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> HUMAN error at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) led to two cancer patients being given more chemotherapy drugs than they were supposed to get.
They had the drugs injected into them in a matter of hours instead of over several days. One of them is now in a potentially serious situation.
She has been given an antidote to counteract the effects of the overdose, but it will be at least a couple of weeks before doctors can tell whether any of her organs have been damaged by the highly toxic drugs in her bloodstream.
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Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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[ahleebabasingaporethief]

Always remember this GOLDEN RULE when you are attended to by FT doctors or nurses.

This may save your life one day.

GOLDEN RULE

Always ask for a local doctor to double check first, before you allow them to give you an injection or medicine to take. Never mind if they KPKB. It's your life and you should always DOUBLE CHECK.

It is a well known fact that many FTs come to S'pore to work with FAKE qualifications.
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[tonychat]

Time for lawsuit.. hurray!!!!

 

[tonychat]

Bangkok got many good hospitals and they are run by Thais, not FT.. so dun worry.

 

[Unrepented]

Hope this helps. Medical service should recognise that there is a generation of aged patients who did not undergo much academic education in the early days. And they are that band of patients who will be aging and dying. They can only use their own dialects to communicate, no English. How can FTs understand local dialect and react to urgent request from ailing patients?

An aged relative was admitted into hospital, and certified health condition to be "within the normal range" for the medical illness that she is suffering from. She complained that her needs and request went unattended. Hospital says maybe the FT nurse did not understand what she is saying And that the nurse to patient ratio is not enough. This type of reply also can:oIo:

Now that relative is six feet under after a week in the hospital. She was normal just the day before she passed. We asked for daily log of medicine administered, but was refused. Rely from hospital regarding events were different from witness accounts.

I am saying this in the hope that the demographics of patients are taken into consideration in service design, selection, training and management of appropriate resources to deliver the given ends.

One more death.... just another to add to the statistics.....

 

[Unrepented]

Hope this helps. Medical service should recognise that there is a generation of aged patients who did not undergo much academic education in the early days. And they are that band of patients who will be aging and dying. They can only use their own dialect to communicate, no English. How can FTs understand local dialects and react to urgent request from ailing patients?

An aged relative was admitted into hospital, and certified health condition to be "within the normal range" for the medical illness that she is suffering from. She complained that her needs and request went unattended. Hospital says maybe the FT nurse did not understand what she is saying And that the nurse to patient ratio is not enough. This type of reply also can:oIo:

Now that relative is six feet under after a week in the hospital. She was normal just the day before she passed. We asked for daily log of medicine administered, but was refused. Rely from hospital regarding events were different from witness accounts.

I am saying this in the hope that the demographics of patients are taken into consideration in service design, selection, training and management of appropriate resources to deliver the given ends.

One more death.... just another to add to the statistics.....

 

[drifter]

Bangkok got many good hospitals and they are run by Thais, not FT.. so dun worry.

thats what most ppl are worry about

 

[Leongsam]

It's good to see such a transparent system operating in Singapore. It shows that Singapore deserves its first world status.

In many countries, medical blunders are quietly covered up.

 

[drifter]

It's good to see such a transparent system operating in Singapore. It shows that Singapore deserves its first world status.

In many countries, medical blunders are quietly covered up.

ah leong , since when you are a follower of a gay cult ?

 

[ManSGP]

It's good to see such a transparent system operating in Singapore. It shows that Singapore deserves its first world status.

In many countries, medical blunders are quietly covered up.

This case is not covered up because the family members of one of the victims were frustrated by the first 4 days of hospital's indifference and decided to alert the press.

The hospital's management made no official apology nor admission of negligence to the victims until SPH contacted them for verification of the blunder.

 

[krafty]

My friend and wife went for checkup and after scanning told them that wife's egg is empty.They went back again after a week and was told the same.friend and wife decided to seek second opinion,after scanning was told everything is normal.Such cockup at KK alsso can happen.KNN.

 

[TeeKee]

It's good to see such a transparent system operating in Singapore. It shows that Singapore deserves its first world status.

In many countries, medical blunders are quietly covered up.

actually this is the tip of the ice-berg...

my grandma, who was a Christian, died because some hospital accidentally infused her with tainted Hepatitis B blood many many years ago...everything was covered up...

i am glad she is with the Lord Jesus now....

 

[halsey02]

My friend and wife went for checkup and after scanning told them that wife's egg is empty.They went back again after a week and was told the same.friend and wife decided to seek second opinion,after scanning was told everything is normal.Such cockup at KK alsso can happen.KNN.

Aiyah!..the hen made a lot of noises...no egg came out lah!...then quietly the hen laid a brood of eggs..:p

 

[allanlee]

Hope this helps. Medical service should recognise that there is a generation of aged patients who did not undergo much academic education in the early days. And they are that band of patients who will be aging and dying. They can only use their own dialects to communicate, no English. How can FTs understand local dialect and react to urgent request from ailing patients?

Donch you know that you are required to bring along an english speaking interpreter whenever you visit the hospitals? Please read the instructions on your appointment letter.