That is one hell of a mistake to make..

[stylinexpat]

The Gay population in Taipei is rising at a crazy rate and I think one day very soon the AIDS numbers here in Taiwan will be the next thing to Thailand in Asia. This Hospital mistake on this transfusion does not surprise me one bit because having lived here in Taiwan for the last 20 years I do know that carelessness does exist. They made a mistake once with my blood type as well when I went to the Hospital for herniated disk treatment.

http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-hospita...043743197.html

I feel very bad for those who got that transplant. I don't know how many times I have seen gay men donating blood at those blood donations buses that they set up in the city.

From the Article:

He said NTUH staffers could have avoided the mistake by asking his department about the donor's medical history in advance, and deplored that such inquiries were not mandatory in Taiwan.

[Vanity]

Holy shit...

[jpsum]

so are you implying that the donor was gay?

[E90SoFlo]

Its proven the gay population is a heavy carrier of HIV/AIDS.

And thats horrible, I feel very bad for the affected families.

[SpacE82]

Wow, that is horrible and so sad.

...the five organ receivers will very likely contract HIV, and their anti-AIDS treatment will be further complicated because they also have to take medication to modify rejection of the new organs.

Damn

[stylinexpat]

Originally Posted by jpsum

so are you implying that the donor was gay?

What do you make out of this

The donor's mother, who was not identified, told cable news stations that she felt terrible about the transplants and had not been aware of her son's ailment. She said he died after "falling from a high spot," without providing details.

What I do know is that saving face and suicide rates are very high in Taiwan.

[SchlauCow]

So this is where bimmerpost's brain trust congregates.

The issue appears to stem from bad policy and poor administration, not because someone has HIV.

[escobar929]

craziness, a friends father died of aids 10 year or so back, which he got from a blood transfusion, this happened here in the US so needless to say, the family became very rich

[M3Bahn]

Happens here as well.

Wisconsin clinic may have exposed patients to bloodborne disease

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A Wisconsin health clinic said on Monday it was notifying 2,345 patients that a former employee may have exposed some of them to blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis or HIV from 2006 through 2011.
The Madison, Wisconsin-based Dean Clinic said it had notified state and local health officials that the employee had made "inappropriate" use of insulin demonstration pens and finger stick devices for patient training during some visits.
"Therefore, there is the potential that patients were exposed to blood-borne diseases (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV)," Dean Clinic said in a statement.
An internal investigation prompted the clinic to contact the 2,345 patients by telephone and letter to determine whether they had been exposed, it said. The clinic's investigation determined that it was an isolated incident, it said.
The clinic, which has about 60 locations in southern Wisconsin, said it was retraining workers on the use of the devices and changing the way it observes clinical practices by its staff members.

http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-clin...210007397.html

[Sara]

Originally Posted by Vanity

Holy shit...

this.