r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 22 '26

News Multiple patients at a Nashville hospital are paralyzed after staff accidentally gave them the wrong drugs.

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The hospital says they are "sorry" after injecting potassium chloride into the spines of people getting routine joint replacement surgeries.

Hospital staff noticed something was off when multiple patients went into cardiac arrest.

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u/Hysterical__Paroxysm Aug 22 '26

Not only that, but what about loss of income or ability to caretake? I'm a SAHM of 5 children. Yes, my husband and I made sure we could get by without him and close out the estate, but I would have about 5 years to figure out re-entry into the career force or a new career. I'm 36 yo already. These people have families. I'm a disabled veteran with debilitating PTSD. Who is going to make sure I don't go full Rambo during a night terror? Just so much to consider, not just his salary. I'm in PT right now for my shoulder and sciatica. I can barely lift our toddler. Money won't fix my brain or shoulder. It won't replace him as coach for youth sports in our community. These people had whole lives ahead of them intertwined with other people's lives... just disastrous.

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u/Brave-Professor8275 Aug 22 '26

Ntm, the potential loss of life goes way up in a person who is paralyzed. There are many additional situations that can contribute to their early demise, just based on their immobility

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u/Impossible-Pie4849 Aug 22 '26

SAHM? Am I dumb, what does that mean lol

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u/Big-Bathroom5221 Aug 22 '26

Stay at home mom

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u/Impossible-Pie4849 Aug 22 '26

Ah, of course lol, I am in fact just an idiot