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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 384833" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I'm assuming this <em>almost never </em>happens but it made me think. A fifteen year old neice of my RN neice had a bad sore throat and the Dad took her to the Dr. who</p><p>swabbed her throat and said "it doesn't look like strept but I'll send it out to the lab</p><p>just to make sure".</p><p> </p><p>Over the past fifty years I have heard that many times and, fortunately, never had a problem result. This girl died as it was strept and it spread and resulted in death.</p><p>The laboratory had no personnel on the weekend so the results were not shared with the Dr. or family. She went to the Dr. on Wed. afternoon. She died over the weekend despite ER's efforts and her RN Aunt's efforts to save her.</p><p> </p><p>Not to be over dramatic but all my life I assumed that no news is good news on lab results. This proves that parents have to ask "when" will the lab results be in and</p><p>what about weekend staff. Chances are it rarely happens but it is just so sad that</p><p>loving parents and family members lost a child due to scheduling. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/sad-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-very:" title="sad-very :sad-very:" data-shortname=":sad-very:" /> DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 384833, member: 35"] I'm assuming this [I]almost never [/I]happens but it made me think. A fifteen year old neice of my RN neice had a bad sore throat and the Dad took her to the Dr. who swabbed her throat and said "it doesn't look like strept but I'll send it out to the lab just to make sure". Over the past fifty years I have heard that many times and, fortunately, never had a problem result. This girl died as it was strept and it spread and resulted in death. The laboratory had no personnel on the weekend so the results were not shared with the Dr. or family. She went to the Dr. on Wed. afternoon. She died over the weekend despite ER's efforts and her RN Aunt's efforts to save her. Not to be over dramatic but all my life I assumed that no news is good news on lab results. This proves that parents have to ask "when" will the lab results be in and what about weekend staff. Chances are it rarely happens but it is just so sad that loving parents and family members lost a child due to scheduling. :sad-very: DDD [/QUOTE]
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