Gynecologist Leaves Mobile Phone In Patient After C-Section
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The woman was experiencing abdominal pain and her stomach was vibrating.
…a 36-year-old Jordanian woman named Hanan Mahmoud Abdul Karim underwent a C-section procedure last month. The baby was delivered, the parents were overjoyed, and it was soon time for everyone to go home.
The problem?
Just your classic case of a gynecologist leaving his mobile phone inside of a pregnant woman’s stomach.
Sound crazy? Sure, but recall a 2014 Washington Post article which notes that surgeons inadvertently leave “surgical items” inside of patients about “once in every 5,500 to 7,000 surgeries.”
The moral of the story? If you’re operating on someone, don’t put your phone on “vibrate”.
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D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
tracey marie May 15th, 2015 at 6:25 pm
what the hell was he doing with a phone in surgery?
Larry Schmitt May 15th, 2015 at 7:19 pm
Some people never go anywhere without their phone. Literally.
allison1050 May 15th, 2015 at 8:19 pm
Don’t ask.
rg9rts May 16th, 2015 at 5:55 am
Lucky he didn’t leave his car keys in her
allison1050 May 16th, 2015 at 6:45 am
lol!
Carla Akins May 15th, 2015 at 8:33 pm
http://www.bendbulletin.com/newsroomstafflist/2834727-151/cellphones-in-operating-room-pose-patient-safety-risks
liberalMD May 15th, 2015 at 11:05 pm
Sound crazy? Sure, but recall a 2014 Washington Post article
which notes that surgeons inadvertently leave “surgical items” inside of
patients about “once in every 5,500 to 7,000 surgeries.”
Yea….but a cell phone? I bet that gynecologist’s phone will be ringing a lot less in the future once the word gets out!
cecilia May 16th, 2015 at 12:52 am
texting and driving / surgery ?
the next Big Problem
Chonko May 16th, 2015 at 1:02 am
Leaving it on vibration mode will ensure a very happy patient!
rg9rts May 16th, 2015 at 5:54 am
Imagine having a ring tone of “Stars and Stripes”
Jake May 16th, 2015 at 8:39 am
I’ve heard of butt-calling but this could be something else entirely.