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Wrong-hole enema worth a quarter million

Posted 12.06.2002 by Big Sphincter
Jesus -- how do you make a mistake like that??

"An elderly Strand woman in the Western Cape who was severely injured after she had an enema incorrectly performed on her has been awarded R250 000 for pain and suffering by the Cape High Court.

"In April 2000 the woman, who may not be named by order of court, needed a barium enema to test for the possibility of colon cancer.

"However, the radiographer who performed the enema inserted the instrument into her vagina instead of her rectum and, despite complaints by the woman, pushed it right through her vaginal wall."
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healthy 1 (1426) -- 11.27.2006

I am glad she won the case.

It is amazing that these medical mistakes happen. These doctors are people who went through years of medical training, and literally have peoples lives in their hands.

They should be heled accountable when they screw up.
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A man who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

DungDaddy (1386) -- 11.27.2006

Aaahhh! No shit they paid. The radiographer should have been taken out and given a 2 gallon tabasco enema.

It's a good thing it wasn't in the US. Here they would have blamed it on the woman, and she wouldn't have got a nickel, but the cost of our health insurance would have gone up 1%.

Bunga Din (1239) -- 11.27.2006

That's only $35,200. US. I think this is a small price to pay for this type of screw up.

healthy 1 (1426) -- 11.27.2006

I agree Bunga. These medical professions will raise our premiums in the drop of a hat, yet when the doctors screw up, they get let off the hook.

I am especially bitter towards doctors. Had the have been more carefull, my father and stepmother would still be alive.

This is one reason that I avoid going to doctors, unless it is absolutley a necessity.
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A man who farts in church, sits in his own pew.

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