Man Loses Top of His Head in Brain Operation

[Bjornsdotter]

...holy crap, I do NOT want to ever see that doctor :wow:

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2007-08-29T150846Z_01_HER947228_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY-SKULL-1.xml

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court has awarded 3,000 euros ($4,100) in damages to a man who had to have the top of his skull replaced with plastic because of a faulty hospital fridge.

Doctors removed the top of the man's head and put it in cold storage while they operated on his brain, the court in the western city of Koblenz said Tuesday.

Because the refrigerator was defective, the section of skull was not kept cool enough and could not be reattached. Doctors replaced the bone with a plastic prosthesis.

The man sought compensation of at least 20,000 euros on the grounds that the prosthesis caused him headaches, affected his balance and made him unduly sensitivity to the weather.

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[Kali]

1. or the fridge warantee/repair service

seriously - the doc was on the ball - what if he had reattached the um, not so fresh piece of skull?

[Bjornsdotter]

3. Nope I want some one checking

...everything, including the frig temp. I mean if I let someone take off the top of my head I want all of the ducks in a row.

Seriously---the doctor had no choice. I still don't want him operating on me.

:toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. $4,100?

In Mer'ka, he would've gotten $8 brazillion.

[Bjornsdotter]

4. Yep

...he picked the wrong country to have a medical procedure go south.

I wonder what color the plastic top is?

:toast:

[FunkyLeprechaun]

7. In Europe, they've set limits.

In the US, it's gone wild!!!! Stella-rized!!! :wow:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. I think we've found the culprit.

[DarkTirade]

6. Most places require restaurants to keep a thermometer in every fridge...

you'd think they'd do the same with hospitals. :\

[jgraz]

8. PROOF that SOCIALIZED MEDICINE in an EVIL LIBRUL PLOT!!!!!!111

The all want us to have our skulls replaced with PLASTIC!!! The sensitivity to weather will make us all think that GLOBAL WARMING is REAL!!!