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Surgical Fire – A Daughter’s Response

Thursday, July 8, 2010 8:31 No Comments

One woman’s courageous response to a devastating sentinel event: My mother was critically burned during surgery in December 2002 when a topical solution was not allowed to dry before the doctor used a cauterizing tool. The entire experience was awful, but the worst realization for me was that nobody would listen. No one apologized, no one showed much [...]

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