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Occupational Hazard: US Doctor Killed For Refusing To Grant Patient’s Request Fo by RxH8: 3:35pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
An Indiana man shot and killed himself shortly after gunning down a doctor who refused to prescribe opioid medication to his wife, authorities said this week. The shooting and the suicide unfolded within just hours of each other Wednesday in Mishawaka in northern Indiana, a state that’s been gripped by problems with opioid addiction over the past several years. St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter told reporters that Michael Jarvis confronted physician Todd Graham for not prescribing an opioid for his wife’s chronic pain, but he cautioned that investigators are still determining whether drug addiction played a role in the killing. Cotter said during a news conference Thursday that Jarvis and his wife showed up at Graham’s office for an appointment Wednesday morning. Jarvis became upset after Graham told them that he doesn’t believe chronic pain requires opioid medication. The couple left, but Jarvis — armed with a gun — drove back to the doctor’s office about two hours later, Source :www.healthx24.com/doctor-killed-opioids/ |
Re: Occupational Hazard: US Doctor Killed For Refusing To Grant Patient’s Request Fo by RxH8: 3:36pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
It is sad that this doctor was murdered for doing what is right. This story also highlights the social consequences of drug addiction. Craving and withdrawal from opioids medications which the patient requested for may actually impair the drug abuser’s judgment. In the past few years, the abuse of pain medications have increased remarkably. Tramadol, codeine, pentazocine and morphine are some of the most abused prescription drugs worldwide. Because these pain killers are marketed as safe, it is easy to conclude that continued use poses no problems. That is NOT true. For instance, there have been several reports of deaths or serious health complications such as epilepsy with tramadol use. It is important to know how to identify the signs of addiction and seek appropriate treatment. Doctors may also need to be on guard when managing clients that are potentially violent. www.healthx24.com/doctor-killed-opioids/ |
Re: Occupational Hazard: US Doctor Killed For Refusing To Grant Patient’s Request Fo by Nobody: 8:07pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
Work place hazard is something we are exposed too on a regular basis. I have also come across violent patients and relatives who were obviously high on drugs. Ever since then, I adopted my golden rule: Beneficence , Safety First. 1 Like |
Re: Occupational Hazard: US Doctor Killed For Refusing To Grant Patient’s Request Fo by RxH8: 4:14pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Frenchfriez: You right. Are health workers adequately compensated for these hazards in naija? |
Re: Occupational Hazard: US Doctor Killed For Refusing To Grant Patient’s Request Fo by Nobody: 6:33pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
RxH8:5k is hazard allowance in the best of centres |
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