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  • What's dis?

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    RenaudaR
    @Aqua-Letifer Cool.
  • Bad Doc

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    George KG
    Wow.... Kaspar’s autopsy revealed a lethal dose of bupivacaine, “a nerve blocking agent that is rarely abused but is often used during the administration of anesthesia,” the DOJ indicated. The incident involving Kaspar occurred “on or around” June 21, according to the DOJ. On Aug. 24, another incident involving an 18-year-old man identified only as J.A. occurred. That incident was described as a “cardiac emergency during a scheduled surgery.” “The teen was intubated and transferred to a local ICU,” the DOJ said. “Chemical analysis of the fluid from a saline bag used during his surgery revealed the presence of epinephrine (a stimulant that could have caused the patient’s symptoms), bupicavaine, and lidocaine.” A subsequent investigation “suggested a pattern of intentional adulteration.” A total of 10 “unexpected cardiac emergencies” had occurred during “otherwise unremarkable surgeries between May and August 2022,” prosecutors indicated — an “exceptionally high rate of complications over such a short period of time.” (bupivicaine is NEVER administered intravenously) In each of those cases – which investigators believe occurred on or around May 26 and 27; June 27; July 7, 15 and 18; and Aug. 1, 4, 9 and 19 – medical personnel were able to stabilize the patient only through use of emergency measures. Most of the incidents occurred during longer surgeries that used more than one IV bag, including one or more bags retrieved mid-surgery from a stainless steel bag warmer. She stated that ORTIZ was the anesthesiologist for the surgery. The nurse stated that she retrieved an IV bag from the warmer to use during the surgery, but that ORTIZ strongly refused to use the bag and physically waived the bag off. The nurse stated that she recalled the event as unusual. The nurse also stated that, around the same time, ORTIZ retrieved his own IV bags for use during his procedures. The nurse said that it was unusual for ORTIZ to engage in this practice, as doctors at Facility-1 did not typically obtain their own IV bags. Surveillance video shows that, on August 4, 2022 at or around 11:35 a.m., ORTIZ exited Operating Room 5 and walked toward the warmer with an IV bag in his hand. No one else is visible in the video from the OR Hall at this time. In the footage, ORTIZ walked slightly past the warmer, then turned and quickly placed the IV bag into the warmer. After he placed the IV bag in the warmer, he looked both directions in the OR Hall and then quickly walked away. A short time later, ORTIZ opened the warmer and looked inside, then quickly closed the warmer. On August 9, 2022, at or around 10:19 a.m., surveillance video shows ORTIZ exiting Operating Room 5 with an IV bag in his hand. The OR Hall was empty at the time. ORTIZ walked to the warmer and quickly placed the IV bag in the warmer. J.E., a 78-year-old male, was in Operating Room 4 for a scheduled wrist surgery at or around the time that ORTIZ placed the IV bag in the warmer on August 9. At or around 10:54 a.m., a staff member exited Operating Room 4 and retrieved an IV bag from the warmer. Surveillance video shows that no other staff member accessed the warmer between the time ORTIZ placed the IV bag in the warmer and the time that the staff member obtained the bag at 10:54 a.m. Medical records reflect that J.E.’s blood pressure spiked at or around 11:02 a.m. Emergency measures were employed, and J.E. was transferred to an emergency facility. “Our complaint alleges this defendant surreptitiously injected heart-stopping drugs into patient IV bags, decimating the Hippocratic oath,” said U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham for the Northern District of Texas. “A single incident of seemingly intentional patient harm would be disconcerting; multiple incidents are truly disturbing. At this point, however, we believe that the problem is limited to one individual, who is currently behind bars. We will work tirelessly to hold him accountable. In the meantime, it is safe to undergo anesthesia in Dallas.”
  • Grocery shopping in South Africa

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    jon-nycJ
    Game meats would be cool. Non-refrigerated eggs are common all over the world. In much of Europe you’re expected to weigh and tag your own produce. I’ve been told to go weigh it in a number of unintelligible (to me) languages. I always understood though.
  • "Iso"

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    MikM
    I was reading that it is even more potent than fentanyl. Yeesh.
  • Quotable Dan

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    MikM
    @jon-nyc said in Quotable Dan: Its funny and all but god forbid someone follow me around for 4 years with a microphone. Yeah, you don't get to proofread what comes out of your mouth.
  • Hay Cats! Your "Did you lose your shoe?" post of the day.

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    Catseye3C
    WOW. I wonder if the elephant was trained to retrieve items thrown into her space. Otherwise, think of the reasoning it took for her to return the shoe. "Thing belongs to those animals up there, not here. I return it to them."
  • Electric car game changer

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    George KG
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  • A view of the future - from 1960

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    taiwan_girlT
    QUOTE There are 15 electronic gimzo type items on this page (1991 Advert from a store called "Radio Shack"), being sold from America’s Technology Store. 13 of the 15 you now always have in your pocket. So here’s the list of what I’ve replaced with my iPhone. All weather personal stereo, $11.88. I now use my iPhone with an Otter Box AM/FM clock radio, $13.88. iPhone. In-Ear Stereo Phones, $7.88. Came with iPhone. Microthin calculator, $4.88. Swipe up on iPhone. Tandy 1000 TL/3, $1599. I actually owned a Tandy 1000, and I used it for games and word processing. I now do most of both of those things on my phone. VHS Camcorder, $799. iPhone. Mobile Cellular Telephone, $199. Obvs. Mobile CB, $49.95. Ad says “You’ll never drive ‘alone’ again!” iPhone. 20-Memory Speed-Dial phone, $29.95. Deluxe Portable CD Player, $159.95. 80 minutes of music, or 80 hours of music? iPhone. 10-Channel Desktop Scanner, $99.55. I still have a scanner, but I have a scanner app, too. iPhone. Easiest-to-Use Phone Answerer, $49.95. iPhone voicemail. Handheld Cassette Tape Recorder, $29.95. I use the Voice Memo app almost daily. BONUS REPLACEMENT: It’s not an item for sale, but at the bottom of the ad, you’re instructed to ‘check your phone book for the Radio Shack Store nearest you.’ Do you even know how to use a phone book? You’d have spent $3054.82 in 1991 to buy all the stuff in this ad that you can now do with your phone. That amount is roughly equivalent to about $5100 in 2012 dollars. The only two items on the page that my phone really can’t replace: Tiny Dual-Superhet Radar Detector, $79.95. But when is the last time you heard the term “fuzzbuster” anyway? 3-Way speaker with massive 15″ Woofer, $149.95. It’s nothing new, but it’s a great example of the technology of only two decades ago now replaced by the 3.95 ounce bundle of plastic, glass, and processors in our pockets. UNQUOTE [image: ?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.w9aNymA9rl1akguC9R0WcQHaKK%26pid%3DApi&f=1]
  • Damn

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    markM
    Wow!
  • Frank Lloyd Wright home for $750K

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    LuFins DadL
    Every single day I see office and commercial buildings based on Wright’s designs being torn down. Thank God… 70 years too late, but it’s something…
  • About three days...

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    MikM
    Whoever decided that putting the generators in the basement in NOLA should be pilloried. Reminds me of a hospital I knew that was installing a mainframe computer. They were told that it needed a raised floor, which pretty much everyone knows is for running cables underneath. When the installers came back the IT director had had 8" of cement poured on top of the existing floor. True story.
  • Organic matter in rock samples on Mars

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    George KG
    @jon-nyc said in Organic matter in rock samples on Mars: Also 'organic' just means 'contains carbon' AND has hydrogen or other (oxygen, nitrogen) atoms attached. A diamond contains carbon, but it is inorganic.
  • The towering Inferno

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    Doctor PhibesD
    From what I've heard, they love to build these really swanky looking places over there, but don't want to spend the money on sprinkler systems. There have been a couple of such places that burnt down before they were even inhabited.
  • Same-Sex Marriage bill Senate vote delayed

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    JollyJ
    Good. May it go down in flames.
  • The Queen's Funeral

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    George KG
    @Renauda said in The Queen's Funeral: On the other hand there is also a precedent not to invite undesirables to state events as this funeral or even royal weddings. Yes. The Twitter mob is going certifiably (more) insane that Trump was not invited, but was "only" invited to the US memorial service. “Trump invited to US service for Queen Elizabeth II after being snubbed from funeral” “Consolation prize: Donald Trump invited to Queen’s memorial service in Washington DC after funeral snub” “Donald Trump to be invited to Washington service for Queen Elizabeth after not making funeral guest list” at The Telegraph. “Donald Trump potentially snubbed for the Queen’s funeral after the Bidens receive two invites”. - Business Insider. You know who else wasn't invited, not that you'd know it from the headlines? Obama Bush 43 Clinton Carter
  • A 2-hour cover version of The Thrill Is Gone

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    HoraceH
    @George-K said in A 2-hour cover version of The Thrill Is Gone: Well, there's an hour and 53 minutes I'll never get back. The last 38 seconds was my favorite part!
  • It's Pat!

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    X
    throwback. My favorite Pat joke was a black guy asking Pat, "Are you a brotha or a sista?" Pat: "well, I'm an only child"
  • Pinball Wizard

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Mik said in Pinball Wizard: Big clot That made me think of when I get a piece of a stick in my finger. Hurts alot, can cause an infection, etc. But when I am finally able to get it out, it usually is much much smaller than the pain and agony it caused. LOL Same with blood clots I guess.
  • Trekking

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    taiwan_girlT
    @Catseye3 Thanks for the article link!!
  • "The Ensign Eliminator"

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    CopperC
    A good friend used to fly the Ensign Eliminator, his best story was about the time he buzzed the Wright Brothers monument in Kitty Hawk, NC. On their way back to the ship, they decided to buzz the monument. He says he doesn’t know what his altitude was, but he was looking up at the monument as he flew past.