A Never Event: Exposing the Largest Outbreak of Hepatitis C in American Healthcare History

McKnight, Evelyn V.

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	History Publishing Co LLC
ISBN:	0-615-39497-3 (0615394973)
ISBN-13:	978-0-615-39497-8 (9780615394978)
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2014
Publish Date:	07/14
Weight:	0.92 Lbs.
Pages:	338
Subject Class:	PUB (Public Health)
Return Policy:	Non-Returnable.

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Abstract:

In the small farming community of Fremont, Nebraska, townspeople eagerly welcomed an acclaimed doctor as the first full-time oncologist at their new cancer treatment center--but the fanfare soon turned into a nightmare. During chemotherapy treatments, 857 patients who were already waging the fights of their lives against cancer, were inexplicably exposed to the deadly, blood-borne hepatitis C virus. At least ninety-nine of them contracted the lethal illness. The horror was unprecedented.this was the largest healthcare-transmitted outbreak of hepatitis C in American history. A Never Event--a term used to describe a preventable medical tragedy--is a searing story of recklessness, deception and betrayal. It's part mystery, part courtroom drama. Written by a survivor of the tragedy and an attorney who represented many of the victims, A Never Event is a wake-up call to medical and legal communities nationwide.

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