Just lovely...HIV and hepatitis scare in Las Vegas
 

http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7972077

basically, 7 endoscopy clinics shutdown for re-using syringes and needles...

40,000 people exposed with possibly 1600 or so who will end up testing positive...

what is HIV

That's some brutally twisted shit...

someone made a whoopsie!

Yeah it is totally messed up. Can't turn the tv on without seeing tons of commercial from lawers trying to get people to join in their lawsuits.

yeah, and what sucks is the lawyers will make out like bandits and the people that actually contracted something from these clinics will get next to nothing.

Absolutely amazing. Clemens can face a government panel for maybe taking steroids and all these clinics get is shut down by a local health department? They can't even get these people's insurance switched or medical records released in the meantime. What a shame.

glad i dont go to endoscopy clinics

wtf are they thinking reusing needles and syringes? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Did they actually think nothing would ever happen?

i'd expect something like that in some deserted village in india maybe - but not in las vegas, espcially with this amount of hookers, strippers and drug addicts in that city

so the usual for tv commercials in Vegas then...they have the most classic BS spot ads in that town I've ever seen...anyway, thats really f'd up :(

what's amazing is that this really couldn't have been just one person pulling all this off. This had to be a coordinated effort between people or at least done with multiple people having full knowledge of the situation. You would have to be insane or homicidal to pull something that fucking stupid that even a child knows is dangerous.

yeah
our health care here is actually pretty shitty considering it's Las Vegas

Malpractice insurance is so high, we've lost a lot of good doctors.
I had the same doctor deliver my first 3 kids. We wanted him for our 4th as well, but he ended up moving to Montana because he just couldn't afford the malpractice insurance here...

That's shocking

The doctor?s / nurse?s that reused syringes should be charged with attempted murder. The owner?s of the clinics should be held liable for all civil lawsuits.:2 cents:

Tssk, sad to hear. Considering they are the one responsible to took care of peoples heath but look what they've done. Thats really shit.

Um if it wasn't for lawyers it would never get to court in the first place. Quit bashing lawyers. Lawyers are pieces of shit to everyone except when they need one. Then all of sudden they're not. At least not theirs. How convenient.

I would never bash mine. He's not only a dear friend, but a savior when needed most...oh, he's actually located in Las Vegas:winkwink: Those Vegas attorneys really know how to hustle!

that's insane.. isn't it illegal to reuse that stuff?

And yet there was some dumbass doctor on CNN saying stuff like "yeah we really need to address this by having more intensive training for these clinics so that this won't happen again"

A fucking 2 year old would know that reusing needles/vials is wrong.

I don't understand how it worked? What, they put the needles in the sharps disposable box and then instead of someone picking them up they said "uh you won't need to come anymore" and then they bring them out to a back room each day and give 'em a quick wash under the faucet and good as new? :error:Oh crap

Wow, they were re-using syringes and needles??? How fucked up is that???

Ah, but have you seen these ads?

Also, my lawyer is indeed a piece of shit..a HUGE piece of shit, but that's why he's my lawyer and not my ex-wife's lawyer. I wanted the bigger piece of shit lawyer on my side of the court room ;-)

That is so fucked up

There NEEDS to be hefty jail time handed out for this and MASSIVE fines. People need to pay. Disgusting.

Whaaaaaaaaaat? Re using needles? Holy shit.

crazy crazy shit

from what I understand they were re using the syringes NOT the needles... either way thats like 40,000 people drinking from the same cup all using different straws... my next door neighbor has to go get tested he went there and was put under..

it's a very shitty thing..

think of the people that lost jobs because of it..

one lady ran a day care.. then tested pos for hepC

think of the kids that went there and were stuck.. or the nurses that are off now waiting results and then waiting another 6 months for more testing.. it's a shitty thing..

but I did switch over to geico latley and saved over a grand for 6 months on insurance...

that sucks :(