Two patients claim paralysis after Tennessee hospital drug mix-up
A medication error at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown in Nashville during joint replacement surgeries has left multiple patients severely injured.
What to know
- Four patients received incorrect medications during joint replacement surgeries at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown in Nashville last week.
- At least two patients claim they are now paralyzed as a result of the medication error.
- An investigation is underway into how the hospital pharmacy allegedly mixed up the medications.
- The hospital has not publicly addressed the incident or responded to patient claims of severe injury.
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital where medication mix-up occurredCBS News/Nicole Valdes Reporter covering the story
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“If you were really sick you would just go to the hospital”. Disabled people hear this ALL the time. Sometimes, the hospital is dangerous. Four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville suffered severe complications after they had potassium injected into their epidurals Instead of pain medication. At least one patient is paralyzed from the…
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