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Originally Posted by thesheriff443

You really have to be asking and checking these days to keep yourself and others safe

A few years ago my dad was in hospital for an operation on his wrist
Pre op team came round and on the notes he was having an operation on his back

They started the conversation, so we are going to be operating on your back today
My dad said you are bloody not it’s my wrist

Oh yes.
I've heard of that happening before too.

Even where operations were actually started on the wrong limb in fact.

It's frightening to think that people should be at least AS safe or safer in a hospital than at home when in a serious health need
However that it's not often the case at all that it is.