r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 11h ago

MISC. A Virginia man inadvertently left his phone recording while he was under anesthesia for a colonoscopy, which captured audio of the doctors: mocking him, instructing a medical assistant to lie to him, and discussing giving him a false diagnosis of hemorrhoids. In 2015, a jury awarded him $500,000.

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u/ryonnsan 11h ago

and because of this, no phone is allowed in the room during surgery. nice

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u/corgiarmies 8h ago

No patient phones. I see anesthesiologists sitting on their phones in the OR constantly.

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u/tykneedanser 7h ago

Had a back surgery where they wake you up in the middle of the procedure to check nerve response- I was face down and could see my anesthesiologist’s Facebook feed in his lap.

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u/No_Space_1874 8h ago

Well that makes me feel really safe....

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u/Pale_Boss_8940 3h ago

they're only there for emergencies tbh