Family Says Medication Mix-up at Hospital Left 72-Year-Old Paralyzed; at Least 4 Patients Impacted

Potassium Instead of Anesthetic: How a Nashville Hospital's Pharmacy Error Paralyzed a Grandmother

Glenda Dorton went in for a knee replacement. She left without feeling or movement from her chest down. The 72-year-old avid gardener from Centerville, Tenn., checked into Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown on Aug. 14 expecting routine joint surgery. What she received instead was a catastrophic medication error. Her family says pharmacy-prepared syringes contained potassium rather than the local anesthetic bupivacaine. The wrong drug went s…

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US News: At least one patient has been left permanently paralyzed after a massive medication mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, Te.

Family says medication mix-up at hospital left 72-year-old paralyzed; at least 4 patients impacted

A medication mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville left a 72-year-old woman paralyzed from the chest down, her family said. The hospital said at least four patients were affected.

Drug mix-up at Nashville hospital causes complications in 4 patients

Four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown received incorrect medications last week, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.

State health officials investigating medication mix-up at Nashville hospital

News 2 confirmed the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission was on site at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown Wednesday to investigate the Nashville hospital after it reported four patients were injected with the wrong medicine.

State health officials investigating medication mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown

News 2 confirmed the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission was on site at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown Wednesday to investigate the Nashville hospital after it reported four patients were injected with the wrong medicine.