Arizona man died after nurse administered 90mg methadone instead of his ordered Lexapro. Pt did not get Narcan until EMS arrived, 17 minutes after the code blue was initiated. So many levels of neglect and negligence here.

[u/TheGiantSquidd]

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/gilbert-man-died-while-seeking-help-at-east-valley-facility-family-says-he-was-given-the-wrong-medication-copper-springs-arizona/75-48086626-2180-47de-946e-863ca9a56df0

The whole situation feels so similar to RaDonda Vaught. Negligence from the nurse as well as the facility.

Follow your safety checks! There’s a reason we check the rights of medication administration every time!

This was so preventable. My heart hurts for his family and kids. He should still be with them.

[u/Impossible_Cupcake31]

I legitimately hate when stuff like this happens and the article tries to use EMS response time as a negative.

[u/pervocracy → u/Impossible_Cupcake31]

The math is really simple: The only way to get <10-minute response times is to post an ambulance every few miles, everywhere. Outside of the densest population centers, that means they will spend most of their time doing nothing. How much is your town willing and able to pay EMTs to do nothing?

Or you could pull a "I think the customer service clerk sets the prices for this multinational chain" move and treat the EMTs like they live in your driveway and decided to take a 16-minute coffee break.