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Paralyzing Summer: The True Story of the Ann Arbor V.A. Hospital Poisonings and Deaths
Oneal, Zibby; Lindenauer, S. Martin
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Description for Paralyzing Summer: The True Story of the Ann Arbor V.A. Hospital Poisonings and Deaths
hardcover. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
In the summer of 1975, an alarming number of patients at the AnnArbor Veterans Administration Hospital began experiencing mysteriousrespiratory failures that left ten dead and over 30 more clinging to life.Doctors struggled to determine the cause of the attacks, and furtheranalysis revealed each of the victims’ intravenous drip bags had beencontaminated with a powerful muscle relaxant named Pavulon—a drugtraditionally used in hospitals when inserting patient breathing tubesin preparation for surgery. The discovery of Pavulon was particularlydisturbing because hospital safeguards made it unlikely the chemicalhad been introduced to patients’ drip bags by mistake. This suggesteddeliberate poisoning, but with no apparent connection ... Read more
In the summer of 1975, an alarming number of patients at the AnnArbor Veterans Administration Hospital began experiencing mysteriousrespiratory failures that left ten dead and over 30 more clinging to life.Doctors struggled to determine the cause of the attacks, and furtheranalysis revealed each of the victims’ intravenous drip bags had beencontaminated with a powerful muscle relaxant named Pavulon—a drugtraditionally used in hospitals when inserting patient breathing tubesin preparation for surgery. The discovery of Pavulon was particularlydisturbing because hospital safeguards made it unlikely the chemicalhad been introduced to patients’ drip bags by mistake. This suggesteddeliberate poisoning, but with no apparent connection ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472073214
SKU
V9780472073214
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About Oneal, Zibby; Lindenauer, S. Martin
Elizabeth “Zibby” Oneal is a freelance writer who lives in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Dr. S. Martin Lindenauer is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Michigan, USA. He served as Chief of Staff at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital1974–1981 at the time of the events detailed in this book.
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