Patient after colonoscopy with pink panties

After colonoscopy in the pink panties: patient sued clinic

20/10/2014

In the United States, a patient sued a clinic because he awoke after a colonoscopy in pink underwear. Colleagues of the man, who was himself an employee of the hospital, had apparently allowed a bad joke. Colonoscopy is used, among other things, for the early detection of colorectal cancer.

Lawsuit filed against the clinic
As reported by various media, a patient in the US woke up after a colonoscopy with a pink panties. The incident occurred therefore already on 12 October 2012. The today 32-year-old Andrew Walls from the US state of Delaware had the panties according to own data before the procedure not yet worn. The man filed a claim for damages against the operating center. According to the information he makes the incident responsible for the loss of his job.

(Bad joke
Walls was employed at the time of colonoscopy even in the clinic in the city of Dover. Apparently his colleagues had allowed him a (bad) joke with him when he was stunned. According to the press reports, the patient was referred by the as „humiliation“ felt treatment „severe, emotional suffering“ added and normal working with his colleagues was for the person concerned from the date almost impossible. Ultimately, this resulted in the loss of his job. His lawyer said that behavior at the clinic „any boundaries of decency“ contradicts.

Recognize bowel cancer early
Colonoscopy (colonoscopy) is usually performed under mild anesthesia. Among other things, the examination serves to detect colon cancer signs as early as possible. Due to the anesthesia, patients usually do not receive any details of the 20 to 30-minute examination. In Germany, around 26,000 people die annually from the effects of colorectal cancer. If this cancer is detected early, it is according to experts usually curable. Statutory health insurance in this country have a claim to a colonoscopy from 55 years. If patients but complaints such as blood in the stool, a so-called pencil chair, inflammatory bowel disease or other risk factors, the costs are also covered by the health insurance for early examination. (Ad)

Picture: Jörg Brinckheger