OT: How much would your good leg be worth?
Surgeon fined $3,000 for amputating patient's wrong leg
An Austrian court has fined a surgeon 2,700 euros ($3,050) for mistakenly amputating the wrong leg of a patient.
The 43-year-old surgeon was fined at the Linz Regional Court on Wednesday, with half of the amount suspended, "for committing grossly negligent bodily harm," Walter Eichinger, the court's vice president, told CNN.
On May 18 the surgeon, who was working at a clinic in Freistadt, "carried out an inadequate clarification with the existing medical records and the photo documentation before the operation for the planned amputation of the left thigh and thus marked the right leg for the surgical intervention," said Eichinger on Thursday.
The right thigh was then "amputated without any medical indication," added Eichinger.
In May, the hospital released a statement following the incident, which it called a "tragic mistake, caused by human error."
Following the mistake, the man needed to have the correct leg removed above the knee as well.
"We would also like to affirm that we will be doing everything to unravel the case, to investigate all internal processes and critically analyze them. Any necessary steps will immediately be taken," the hospital said at the time.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
It depends as there are many variables... hairy vs non hairy, small or large foot, long or short toe nails, athletes foot or no athletes foot, scars vs no scars. All about quality you know?
On a serious note though, this is just terrible
Well some people want socialized medicine and others want malpractice reform....I guess this is the result?
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