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StumblePublished Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 | 5:45 p.m.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 | 2:14 p.m.
That's usually the state I'm in before I'll consult a medical professional. With the exception of all the hoopla involved in giving birth to four children, I've managed to stay relatively healthy and as far away as possible from those scary needle dispensers with the skull and crossbones.
Now, with 40,000 of my health-conscious friends and neighbors waiting on pins and needles to find out if they contracted potentially fatal diseases... I'm feeling like my apple a day theory to staying healthy, while simplistic and fatalistic, is the best medicine.
Of course, the trouble in this case is 40,000 quickly becomes 120,000 or 240,000, thanks to the exponential nature of the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C. You may never have stepped inside the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and still end up a victim.
The woman in charge of the state's Bureau of Licensure and Certification for medical facilities told Jon today not one employee blew the whistle on potentially deadly practices at the Endoscopy Center.
It's horrifying to think a greedy doctor will cut corners on patient safety in order to make a buck. But the thought of passive ranks of nurses and technicians who blindly rubber stamp dangerous procedures day after day... unthinkable.
Also on the program, a journalism professor who told me after the program that she's discouraged so many Nevada journalists felt the need "to protect" Gov. Jim Gibbons by waiting so long to report on his marital problems. Seems to us at Face to Face only fair to wait till divorce papers have been filed, but thanks to the governor's COO, Dianne Cornwall, the fractured first family is fair game.
On Monday's program... a patient who contracted Hepatitis C at the Endoscopy Center... and more on the Gibbons saga.
Dana,
You're right NOT to go to a hospital until you really need to do so - walking into a building that's swamped with sick patients is the single greatest risk - and why you want to get in and out as quickly as possible.
I'm totally shocked by this story! Every single medical professional, from every entry level, gets basic hygiene and aseptic procedures drilled into them repeatedly throughout their training! Whether they be: CNA's (Certified Nurse Assistants; CMA's (Certified Medical Assistants); Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses; every level EMT training, and ESPECIALLY DOCTORS - EVERYONE knew better and there's no excuse for not speaking up!
EVERYONE should have been saying NO to violating their medical oaths and the public trust - EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE THEIR LICENSES REVOKED AND NEVER BE ALLOWED TO WORK IN ANY HEALTH FIELD ANYWHERE IN AMERICA EVER AGAIN - they have clearly betrayed the public trust and their profession!
As a former Army Medic - this is so shocking - it's just unbelievable and unconscionable to me!
I hope the CDC (Center for Disease Control) gets involved and blacklists everyone that paricipated in this public crime!