Grandmother left paralyzed from chest down after allegedly being given lethal injection drug in hospital mix-up
A Tennessee grandmother was left paralyzed from the chest down after her family claims she was allegedly given a drug used in lethal injections in a reported medicine mix-up at a hospital. Glenda Dorton, 72, went into Nashville’s Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown on Friday for a knee replacement, where she was allegedly given potassium chloride instead of an epidural to control the pain, her family told WSMV4.
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A Tennessee grandmother was left paralyzed from the chest down after her family claims she was allegedly given a drug used in lethal injections in a reported medicine mix-up at a hospital. Glenda Dorton, 72, went into Nashville’s Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown on Friday for a knee replacement, where she was allegedly given potassium chloride instead of an epidural to control the pain, her family told WSMV4. Potassium chloride can be extremely dangerous if incorrectly administered, and was used in the past as part of Tennessee’s lethal-injection protocol — although the Volunteer State now uses a different cocktail of drugs. Dorton is now paralyzed from the chest down and remains in the ICU, her daughter-in-law Kristina Dorton told the outlet, as doctors determine whether they can reverse the damage.
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- A Tennessee grandmother was left paralyzed from the chest down after her family claims she was allegedly given a drug used in lethal injections in a reported medicine mix-up at a hospital. Glenda Dorton, 72, went into Nashville’s Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown on Friday for a knee replacement, where she was allegedly given potassium chloride instead of an epidural to control the pain, her family told WSMV4.
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