The following is from Becker’s Hospital Review
A former anesthesia tech at HonorHealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Shea Medical Center has been charged with poisoning a coffee belonging to someone working in the operating room, CBS5 reported May 24.
The incident occurred in January, according to the news station. Nelson Ramos was formally charged in April after admitting to pouring Betasept, an antiseptic surgical scrub, into Jeffrey Maxwell’s coffee as a “prank.”
Mr. Maxwell, a medical device representative, is not employed by HonorHealth but sits in on surgeries to assist surgeons with the equipment he sells. He set his coffee on a shelf in a hallway outside the operating room and stepped out to take a sip between surgeries.
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“Stuff” happens every day, almost everywhere.
Not sure why this is so important to the masses, unless you feel this is a widespread problem.
Until something happens to you.
Aggravated Attempted Murder & it is worth at least 20 years.
Lots of context seems missing from this story…
First, that stuff tastes terrible. I am sure with the first sip, he spit it out. While it may have been sophomoric, it was not a “poisoning”. I hope no one lost their job over this. (I have been an active anesthesiologist for 38 years)
If I drank it I would call it “poisoning”
I am sure Tide pods taste like crap, but we had the “Tide Pod challenge” not too long ago-and several sophomoric idiots thought THAT was a good idea, too…. this is the eqivalent of “slipping someone a mickey.” And this guy has a medical license. ? (Which should be AT LEAST suspended.)
One additional comment. The person drinking the coffee was not an OR assisstant. He was a product representative. He was there to help sell his product and make it easier for the surgeon to use his product. Sharyl, you are usually better with the “details”.
Hard to believe there are so many among us capable of stupid and malevolent actions