I always get a cheap thrill from a weird news story. Today, I read about a man who is suing the West Los Angeles Veteran\u2019s Hospital Medical Center for removing the wrong testicle. Instead of removing a potentially cancerous testicle that was \u201catrophied and painful,\u201d the doctors removed the other one. Oops!<\/p>\n
“At first I thought it was a joke,” Houghton told the Los Angeles Times. “Then I was shocked. I told them, ‘What do I do now?'”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I guess you would have to assume it was a joke. However, this sort of mistake happens often enough to require a universal protocol (which is evidently not fool-proof). So here<\/a> \u00a0is a list \u00a0of tips for avoiding \u2018wrong site surgery.\u2019<\/p>\n I would also suggest a little flag that says “THIS ONE GOES!” or something similar.<\/p>\n Doctors! Can’t live with them, can’t live without them.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I always get a cheap thrill from a weird news story. Today, I read about a man who is suing the West Los Angeles Veteran\u2019s Hospital Medical Center for removing the wrong testicle. Instead of removing a potentially cancerous testicle … Continue reading