Woman Becomes Quadruple Amputee After Giving Birth

monster · 02-02-2007, 09:22 PM

"Yeah, I want to pick him up. He wants me to pick him up. I can't. I want to, but I can't," she said. "Woke up from surgery and I had no arms and no legs. No one told me anything. My arms and legs were just gone."

This was from the original report I read.

http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html

This sounds like it's more than just how she caught the infection. Did they do it under a blanket consent form? Did the husband consent? Is the infection really so fast acting that they did not have time to get specific consent?

02-02-2007, 09:22 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	"Yeah, I want to pick him up. He wants me to pick him up. I can't. I want to, but I can't," she said. "Woke up from surgery and I had no arms and no legs. No one told me anything. My arms and legs were just gone." This was from the original report I read. http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html This sounds like it's more than just how she caught the infection. Did they do it under a blanket consent form? Did the husband consent? Is the infection really so fast acting that they did not have time to get specific consent? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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