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MillCreek

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Arkansas VA physician charged with manslaughter for medical errors
« on: August 20, 2019, 07:17:18 PM »
https://www.npr.org/2019/08/20/752928905/former-arkansas-va-doctor-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-3-deaths?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

It turns out he was likely intoxicated for much of the time while working as a pathologist.  Apparently being drunk does not improve your ability to interpret the biopsies.  Also of interest, he chose an intoxicant that I have never heard of and is undetectable by the typical toxicology tests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tert-Amyl_alcohol
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Quote from: Angel Eyes on August 09, 2018, 01:56:15 AM
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Re: Arkansas VA physician charged with manslaughter for medical errors
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2019, 09:37:32 PM »
Where there's a thrill, there's a way.


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Re: Arkansas VA physician charged with manslaughter for medical errors
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2019, 11:42:51 PM »
As a veteran who goes to the VA for much of my health care, I both did and didn't need to know about this case.

Thanks ... I think.
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