By coincidence I've been combing the internet today looking for the same thing. If anyone knows of any sites or has any extravasation/infiltration pictures I would also appreciate some help! Thanks!
On 2/6/06, Lynn Hadaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt your will find much about legal cases because most of these are > settled out of court without a trial. This means that the settlement is > confidential and both parties agree not to discuss it. I may serve as an > expert in these cases, but I am never told the details of the outcome if it > did not go to trial. Out of about 40 cases in the past 10 years, I have > never testified at a trial. So the vast majority never go to trial. Lynn > > > At 3:10 PM -0500 2/6/06, Heather Nichols wrote: > Content-Type: text/html > Content-Description: HTML > > > I would like to obtain some really gruesome extravasation pictures. I am > especially interested in cytotoxic drugs (Taxol in particular). The Gyn/Onc > doc's in my facility are trying to say it is ok to give vesicant chemo drugs > peripherally as long as they are less then 4 hour infusions. If the > peripheral site was receiving appropriate observation and care, it might not > be bad, but they want to put a patient in a closed off room, away from > nursing supervision, and give these infusions. The nurses are scared to > death. I need to put together a scarey presentation for these doc's > complete with pictures and possibly some legal cases (Sue? Darnell?) Can > anyone help me out? E-mail me privately. > Thanks ahead of time! > > Heather Nichols RN BSN CRNI > Infusion Services > University of Louisville Trauma Institute > 530 S. Jackson St. > Lou. Ky. 40202 > (502)562-3530 > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Confidentiality Disclaimer > > This message, including any attachments, is confidential, intended only for > the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or > exempt from disclosure under applicable law, including PHI (Protected Health > Information) covered under the Health Insurance Portability and > Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. If you are not the intended > recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution, or > copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message > in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender or > contact the University of Louisville Health Care I.S. helpdesk at > 502.562.3637 to report an inadvertently received message. > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > Attachment converted: G4 Laptop:Heather Nichols 54.vcf (TEXT/ttxt) > (00152109) > > > > -- > > Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI > Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc. > 126 Main Street, PO Box 10 > Milner, GA 30257 > http://www.hadawayassociates.com > office 770-358-7861
