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Woman bleeds to death after doctor punctures jugular - and no blood is available(UK)
Daily Mail UK ^ | 19th September 2009 | Liz Hull

Posted on 09/18/2009 10:24:39 PM PDT by Lorianne

A young woman died in hospital after waiting almost two hours for a blood transfusion that could have saved her. Sally Thompson, 20, bled to death after a doctor accidentally punctured her jugular vein during a bungled procedure.

Despite an urgent request to the blood bank at Manchester Royal Infirmary, she died one hour and 45 minutes later, before any arrived.

Speaking after her inquest, her father John, 62, said she would still be alive if the blood had been available sooner.

The retired farmer said: 'This hospital is supposed to be the cornerstone of the NHS in Manchester, but they couldn't get any blood for two hours.

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Why would you even start an operation if you didn't have enough blood on hand?
1 posted on 09/18/2009 10:24:39 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

What 3rd world country did the DR hail from?


2 posted on 09/18/2009 10:27:39 PM PDT by two23 (czars are for commies)
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To: Lorianne
Why would you even start an operation if you didn't have enough blood on hand?

Because that is the standard of care in third-world countries like England.

(Sorry to my British friends, the formulation was too nice to resist. I love your country dearly, it is the land of my ancestors and I dream constantly of going back there, but as far as medical care goes, nope.)

3 posted on 09/18/2009 10:29:48 PM PDT by ottbmare (Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Obama!)
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To: Lorianne

What a hell hole.


4 posted on 09/18/2009 10:30:40 PM PDT by Ciexyz
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To: Lorianne

“...she would still be alive if the blood had been available sooner.”

Stating the obvious. Who writes this?

The poor woman would be alive if the surgeon hadn’t puncture her jugular.

Prayers for the family.


5 posted on 09/18/2009 10:44:18 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: bamahead; rabscuttle385; Extremely Extreme Extremist; JulieRNR21

Government health care at work in the UK, which is slowly becoming a third-world country.


6 posted on 09/18/2009 10:56:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Liberal sacred cows make great hamburger)
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To: This Just In

the reporter also states that O- is a common blood type.
It is not. Only about 7% of all people have Type O negative blood. http://chapters.redcross.org/br/northernohio/INFO/bloodtype.html

This reporter is a moron.

Pity, since the UK press is usually much better than in the US, even the liberal press.


7 posted on 09/18/2009 10:56:52 PM PDT by Wiseghy ( ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE $4 TRILLION DOLLARS AGO?)
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To: two23

Londonstan


8 posted on 09/18/2009 10:58:55 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: Wiseghy

No decency in regards to the facts. At the very least the reporter could have shown more respect for the grieving family.


9 posted on 09/18/2009 11:04:46 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: Lorianne

AND BRITISH CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS LIKE MR. HANNAN ON FOX NEWS THE OTHER DAY REFUSE TO CONDEMN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AND DEMAND AN END TO NATIONALIZED HEALTH CARE.

WE MUST NEVER ALLOW OBAMACARE BECAUSE ONCE WE GET IT PEOPLE WILL ACCEPT IS AS NORMAL LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY INCLUDING SO-CALLED CONSERVATIVES AND REPUBLICANS.


10 posted on 09/18/2009 11:06:31 PM PDT by Nextrush (Sarah Palin is the new Ronald Reagan)
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To: Lorianne

“This hospital is supposed to be the cornerstone of the NHS in Manchester,...”

Lenin stated: “Medicine is the cornerstone of the arch of the socialist state”.

He never said “medicine is the cornerstone of the health of any nation-state and its citizens”.

They are just noticing the difference even though they never made the proper distinction using educated, discriminative thought.


11 posted on 09/18/2009 11:09:47 PM PDT by givemELL (Does Taiwan Meet the Criteria to Qualify as an "Overseas Territory of the United States"? by Richar)
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To: Lorianne

Well this just can’t be true. I keep seeing RATS on TV saying everybody in Britain loves the National Health. Of course, this dead woman isn’t going to complain.


12 posted on 09/18/2009 11:16:48 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Lorianne

They will have plenty of blood on their hands soon enough due to the death cult that is slowly invading their demographics.


13 posted on 09/18/2009 11:19:28 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: Lorianne

And this is what obama and the libs want for us.


14 posted on 09/18/2009 11:30:56 PM PDT by GloriaJane (http://www.last.fm/user/GloriaJane)
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And this is what obama and the libs want for us.

It's all quite logical. Kill off the older generation with inferior health care and redirect the resources previously spent on the elderly to buy off a new constituency.

15 posted on 09/18/2009 11:35:56 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (I wonder why Solomon Ortiz (TX-27) is so afraid of talking with his constituents?)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Slowly?!


16 posted on 09/18/2009 11:46:52 PM PDT by wazoo1031
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To: Lorianne
This is outrageous! Although the patient would have bled out pretty fast if the vessel had been an artery, any 100+ bed hospital in the US would have had sufficient blood on had to save this young woman. Even if she had been AB neg (the most rare type), they would have had at least a couple of units on hand and would have been able to use O neg as a back up until more could arrive from the Red Cross by Highway Patrol if necessary.

I know this because I am a Medical Technologist who has been the one in Blood Bank working to save such a patient. EVERY patient, young or old, insured or not would receive this kind of care. People in the US expect this. Those who are clamoring for a national health plan have no clue what they are really asking for.
17 posted on 09/19/2009 12:24:47 AM PDT by srmorton (Choose life!)
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To: Lorianne
Picture Obama as the surgeon and Uncle Sam as the patient with the punctured jugular.
18 posted on 09/19/2009 1:13:23 AM PDT by TheThinker
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To: Lorianne

Dreadful. RIP.


19 posted on 09/19/2009 1:16:28 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Lorianne

bookmark


20 posted on 09/19/2009 1:20:53 AM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Ask His forgiveness. Don't wait.)
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