Grandfather informed that his abdominal pain is pregnancy
Grandfather informed that his abdominal pain is pregnancy
It was just one little keystroke mistake, made in a hospital in a Portland, Oregon – the kind of simple mistake that happens every day. Most go undetected, while some may cause chaos, even tragedy. But some are just enough off the mark to make a guy wonder if he’s really getting the best medical care.
A seventy-one-year-old grandfather was treated for acute abdominal pain and released with this notation on his discharge paperwork: “Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant.”
He was also given painkillers, which raises the question: Is this how they treat pregnancy in Oregon? With painkillers?
I wonder if somewhere in Oregon there’s a pregnant woman who’s just been informed she has a hernia and an enlarged prostate.
Source:
“Oregon Hospital Tells Grandpa He’s Pregnant” Associated Press, 9/26/08, ap.org
