[tri-med] Re: Request for help, please

Barb if 30 time the amount of morphine prescribed was signed out either Anne
recieved an overdose or the nurse was misappropriating the morphine for her
own use.  I do not know about Canadian laws, but a discrepancy like that
should involve a hospital revue and possible go to the local prosecutor.

Mary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Farlow" <b_farlow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: Request for help, please


> The morphine was signed out under Annie's name and the nurse was not
treating any other patients.
>
> There is no accountability in the Canadian health care system. In theory,
euthanasia is a criminal act but this is readily overlooked. The coroner
undertook a 9 month "long and complicated' review. He told us that nothing
was done to hasten Annie's death based on "a forensic review of the narcotic
cabinet". We asked him how much morphine was signed out for Annie and he
responded, "I don't need to tell you that". We have since acquired a copy of
the log.
>
> A few hours prior to the morphine, Annie had a full dose of chloral
hydrate followed by another full dose 2 hours later. The second dose is
recorded in the medication record but there is no physician's order for it.
>
> The "world class" hospital believes that the order of a new "narcotic
ordering and dispensing system" will rectify the unfortunate problems.
>
> barb
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:48:31 +1000> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> From:
jknowd@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tri-med] Re: Request for help, please> > I'm no
lawyer, but did this nurse withdraw this amount of morphine > for exclusive
use with your baby, or was she treating other patients > on the ward also?>
At 05:11 AM 14/10/2007, you wrote:> > >Nobody has shown us an exray showing
lung failure or proof that > >there was organ failure and we know that the
blood work over the > >final 24 hour admission was stable. The final
medication report is > >missing and a copy of the narcotic log sheet
recently acquired > >reveals that the nurse withdrew over 30 times the
amount of morphine > >prescribed, with none shown as returned or wasted, all
in the final > >2 hours of Annie's life.> >> > Jocelyn, loving Nanna to Tess
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