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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Ish who wrote (37640)	9/17/2000 6:12:35 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (2) of 769670

A 30 year old mother of three went into a hospital for a routine appendectomy. During the operation, the anesthesiologist went to make a phone call (malprctice in and of itself), and an inexperienced practical nurse didn't notice that a tracheal tube had moved up effectively strangling the patient, and leaving this vibrant woman with brain damage including total loss of vision and hearing, and a limited ability to speak or reason. It was proven that the patient's HMO had refused to approve the hospital's use of a certified registered nurse anesthetist in such procedures due to "expense." The patient sued, but her damages were capped at $150,000 due to her state's tort reform laws. Fair?

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