Deadlier Than Fentanyl
Interestingly, but not surprisingly, NBC reports the story with a straight face, never considering the implications.
Perhaps I should start boiling my Reverse Osmosis water.
And what of foods I consume that are mixed with tap water, or water not otherwise thoroughly decontaminated?
The City Of Medford, Oregon, and the Environmental Protection Agency, have a whole lot of 'splainin' to do...!
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A nurse at an Oregon hospital allegedly replaced pain medication with nonsterile tap water, introducing bacteria into a patient’s bloodstream that led to his death, a lawsuit filed this week alleges.
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As he recovered from multiple operations in the intensive care unit, Wilson’s treatment team noticed “unexplained high fevers, very high white blood cell counts, and a precipitous decline,” the suit says. He died in the hospital on Feb. 25, 2022.
“He was only 65, good health — so he should have been able to recover from this,” said Justin Idiart, the attorney who filed the lawsuit.
Wilson’s treatment team obtained blood cultures during his hospitalization that were positive for Staphylococcus epidermidis, a type of bacteria that is believed to have been introduced by the tap water, the lawsuit adds.
Nurse swapped in tap water for fentanyl, killing Oregon patient, lawsuit alleges