It’s beneficial to have a family member or friend to be with you in the hospital. Nurses and doctors can fuck up, and it’s your loved ones who will truly have your back. At my hospital, a nurse nearly gave the wrong blood to a patient. Thankfully, a family member caught the mistake. They saved the patient’s life.
YUP! Hubby is in hospital after heart operation and I couldn’t even ENTER the hospital because of the “deadly vid”! So he’s doing ok but wow.... we’re living in the twilight zone.
At my hospital, a nurse nearly gave the wrong blood to a patient. Thankfully, a family member caught the mistake. They saved the patient’s life.
Reminds me of some idiotic advice I've seen from medical professionals where they tell you that it's not important to know your blood type because you could mislead the staff if you forget it or you're incoherent. Because, you know, they "always" test you before giving you a transfusion and could never make a mistake.
Until they do.
And it's such a dumb argument anyway. If the staff could be mislead, then that should be caught by the test anyway, so knowing it can't be problematic.
I've always figured that knowledge can grant you a certain degree of clairvoyance and control over your own destiny. In this case, your experience underscores the importance of being well informed about yourself and those you love.
It’s beneficial to have a family member or friend to be with you in the hospital. Nurses and doctors can fuck up, and it’s your loved ones who will truly have your back. At my hospital, a nurse nearly gave the wrong blood to a patient. Thankfully, a family member caught the mistake. They saved the patient’s life.
YUP! Hubby is in hospital after heart operation and I couldn’t even ENTER the hospital because of the “deadly vid”! So he’s doing ok but wow.... we’re living in the twilight zone.
Reminds me of some idiotic advice I've seen from medical professionals where they tell you that it's not important to know your blood type because you could mislead the staff if you forget it or you're incoherent. Because, you know, they "always" test you before giving you a transfusion and could never make a mistake.
Until they do.
And it's such a dumb argument anyway. If the staff could be mislead, then that should be caught by the test anyway, so knowing it can't be problematic.
I've always figured that knowledge can grant you a certain degree of clairvoyance and control over your own destiny. In this case, your experience underscores the importance of being well informed about yourself and those you love.