Woman dies in ER lobby as 911 refuses to help

toofasttooslow · 06-13-2007, 03:10 PM

OMFG has anyone seen this? What a horrible horrible way to die and to have this incompetence added on top of it... what a terrible shame

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19207050/?GT1=10056

shragon · 06-13-2007, 03:20 PM

yikes! not only did 911 refuse to help her, the hospital wasn't doing anything either!!

ward · 06-13-2007, 03:21 PM

how did she get a perforated colon?

BMW F22 · 06-13-2007, 03:33 PM

wtf is wrong with people nowadays. I swear to God a lot of shitty things have happened lately.

First- the Ed Jew case
2nd- Paris Hilton case (affected our trust in the justice system)
and now this (granted that this happened last month)...

There are other things but those are the 3 that stuck out.

canucklion · 06-13-2007, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KenB

Evidently there wasn’t time for lube.

toofasttooslow · 06-13-2007, 07:12 PM

+1

canucklion · 06-13-2007, 09:07 PM

hey I'm all for jokes, but in this situation, that's totally inappropriate man

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:finger:

ward · 06-13-2007, 09:45 PM

do you think it was rough butt sex that ultimately led to her demise?

I don't see how else she's perforate her colon

BuckJon · 06-13-2007, 09:55 PM

People get bowel perfs all the time. Not really that uncommon. That's a shitty situation. Can't believe she was arrested and died being wheeled out by the cops!

toofasttooslow · 06-13-2007, 10:18 PM

I wouldn't go so far as to say it's common, but not extremely uncommon either.It can be a complication of Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Cancer or other inflamitory bowel diseases, or can be from abdominal trauma. In any case it's one of the most painful things to have happen to you. I imagine being shot in the abdomen would feel better than a bowel perforation. It is a very serious condition because of the obvious acute symptoms, but also because of complications such as intraperitoneal infection and possible sepsis. If it's caught in time it has a very good prognosis. The longer the condition continues the higher the mortality rate is.

In any case a horrible horrible way to die. And for someone to watch a person suffer that greatly and not intervene is frankly abhorrent. We treat horses better than we do our own species sometimes.

picus · 06-13-2007, 10:23 PM

Was she the one with the perforated colon, or was she the 115 year old whale?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19195624/

Sorry Canuckalion, I had to.

canucklion · 06-13-2007, 10:37 PM

haha, Picus, I agree, she's fat, not phat

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Originally Posted by picus

Was she the one with the perforated colon, or was she the 115 year old whale?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19195624/

Sorry Canuckalion, I had to.

danielg · 06-14-2007, 11:17 AM

that sucks

FirstClass · 06-14-2007, 07:13 PM

I sense a HUGE lawsuit coming. Think hundreds of millions. Wrongful death, negligence, etc.

NJjustin · 06-14-2007, 08:12 PM

i hope her husband and family sue the living hell out of the hospital and whoever runs the 911 emergency services.

Oregano123 · 06-15-2007, 12:32 AM

this is going to chalk up to another "who cares. she's a minority. a fat one that failed at anal sex. she violated parole"

magmd · 06-15-2007, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NJjustin

i hope her husband and family sue the living hell out of the hospital and whoever runs the 911 emergency services.

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Originally Posted by FirstClass

I sense a HUGE lawsuit coming. Think hundreds of millions. Wrongful death, negligence, etc.

Unfortunately, this is a COUNTY hospital. Meaning...they will have to sue Los Angeles county. Which means....money will come from taxpayers not from anyone else. Thus, I am sure this will be swept under a rug somewhere...they may get a settlement but not in a huge amount. Plus...CA has caps on lawsuit amounts for medical issues.

nabutes · 06-15-2007, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by NJjustin

i hope her husband and family sue the living hell out of the hospital and whoever runs the 911 emergency services.

I'm deeply troubled by the negligence of the hospital staff (especially as an aspiring md)...

However, I can't seem to fault 911. In my previous life I was a 911 operator, and quite honestly, if I received those calls, I would've had the same response. "You're already in an ER!"

My paramedics would have ripped me a new one for dispatching them TO a hospital for a medical emergency...

japac1 · 06-15-2007, 11:37 AM

This was a horrible example of our poor health care system. I practice medicine in Baltimore and was ashamed when I read this story. Glad to hear the chief medical officer was canned. I also feel that city or regionally owned health systems often deliver less than optimal care. Privately owned hospitals or large medical centers have much more money and incentive to attract better quality.

firstkill · 06-15-2007, 02:19 PM

for the health care people... you guys gotta see this hospital... its a mess low staff with huge volume.

Also county employee's dont have a good incentive to work hard here. Triage takes forever and its hard to tell who is homeless sleeping the waiting room vs a patient.

fk

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BuckJon First Lieutenant 19 Rep 364 Posts Drives: '07 335i Coupe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	People get bowel perfs all the time. Not really that uncommon. That's a shitty situation. Can't believe she was arrested and died being wheeled out by the cops! __________________ Turtles Run
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toofasttooslow Galactic Emperor 79 Rep 801 Posts Drives: Fast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: WA iTrader: (3)	I wouldn't go so far as to say it's common, but not extremely uncommon either.It can be a complication of Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Cancer or other inflamitory bowel diseases, or can be from abdominal trauma. In any case it's one of the most painful things to have happen to you. I imagine being shot in the abdomen would feel better than a bowel perforation. It is a very serious condition because of the obvious acute symptoms, but also because of complications such as intraperitoneal infection and possible sepsis. If it's caught in time it has a very good prognosis. The longer the condition continues the higher the mortality rate is. In any case a horrible horrible way to die. And for someone to watch a person suffer that greatly and not intervene is frankly abhorrent. We treat horses better than we do our own species sometimes.
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