Up to 11,000 U.S. veterans may have been mistakenly infected with HIV

[SIZE=+1]Monday 24th August, 2009[/SIZE]

Up to 11,000 U.S. veterans may have been mistakenly infected with HIV
Big News Network.com Friday 21st August, 2009

11,000 veterans who had colonoscopies at U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

The veterans were advised equipment used during their treatment was not sterilized. Of those so far that responded by having follow-up blood checks, 8 have tested positive for HIV. Twelve of the veterans have tested positive for hepatitis B, and 37 have tested positive for hepatitis C.

This week it was learned a 55-year-old North Miami man, Juan Rivera, a thirteen-year Army veteran with a wife and 5 children, filed notice last month that he will sue the Federal Government claiming he was infected with HIV during a colonoscopy at the Miami Veterans Administration hospital. He had a colonoscopy at the hospital in May last year.

Rivera is suing the government for $20 million.
On March 28, the VA department wrote to more than 3,000 veterans who had colonoscopies at the Miami VA hospital advising them that improperly cleaned equipment might have exposed them to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

VA officials say endoscopy equipment was rinsed instead of being sterilizing as was required by the manufacturer's directions.

Similar problems were uncovered at VA hospitals in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Augusta, Ga. The total number of veterans subsequently blew out to more than 11,000.

Following congressional inquiries, Miami VA hospital director Mary Berrocal disciplined up to 10 employees.

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Thats bullshit! Those hospital workers and Doctors should be drawn and qauterd! They could have sterilized that equipment.

Say NO to Obahma health plan!

 

wtf. Reading this shit makes my blood boil.
My girlfriend is a nursing student and she sees nurses cutting corners all the time when it comes to sterilizing and things like that

 

There's absolutely NO excuse for this.Regardless what he gets in a court settlement,the man still has HIV,no settlement is big enough for that.And good luck finding a punishment that is severe enough for whoever is responsible.Saying this is an outrage might be the understatement of the year.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

 

im lost for words:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

 

just the hospitals listed was infected or was there more ????? :confused:

 

i use to wonder why they would give us so many shots. after reading this it makes you think about all the shit you could have gotting.

 

All the people responsible for this should be charged with murder for their carelessness. This is absolutely rediculous, and could have been 100% preventable.

 

VA Guide Urges Sick Veterans To End Their Own Lives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WviKP23XyS8

 

gotta love the left :rolleyes:
fyi- this is standard stuff most EVERYONE should think about, and have a living will done up. this is NOT "urging" anyone to take their own lives, its you having a say in your life.
for example-if i have an accident where i am left in a vegetative state, they will be pulling the plug, and my organs donated. decision made while i am healthy, and not an impulse.