Follow up on the orginal story...628 patients to be notified...what took the health department so long? BD
State health officials notified 628 patients this week that they should be tested for hepatitis and H.I.V. infection because they were treated years ago by an anesthesiologist in Nassau County who used improper procedures for preventing the spread of blood-borne diseases.
He would use a new syringe for each patient. But when giving one patient more than one type of drug by injection, his practice of using the same syringe to draw medicine from more than one vial led to the potential contamination of the vials.
Michael Duffy, a lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice cases and vice president of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, said that the long delay in notifying the 628 potential victims of Dr. Finkelstein’s practice was especially troubling because none would be able to seek damages in court.
Patients Were Not Told of Misuse of Syringes - New York Times
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