[AMP-L] Varicose Vein Injection Led to Amputation of Legs

[Wayne Renardson]

via New Zealand Health:

A doctor has closed his practice after a complication during 
treatment resulted in a woman having both legs amputated.  

The Health and Disability Commissioner found that a vein treatment 
specialist breached the Code of Health and Disability Services 
consumers rights during his treatment of a woman in her seventies.  

The woman visited the doctor for varicose vein treatment, which 
involved the injection of a chemical into the vein. Her doctor 
informed her of possible complications, including the risk of 
mistakenly injecting a main artery.  

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/24hnnxe9

Wayne R.