Surgeon Used Dirty Instruments

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Posted by Eddie FarahNovember 30, 2006 7:46 PM

A Navy wife in Jacksonville, Florida is preparing to bring a $5 million damage suit against the Naval Air Station where she recently had surgery for a hernia

Jennifer Backman claims she received a telephone call from the surgeon who advised her he recently discovered non-sterile instruments were used on her, and advised her to come to the naval hospital for blood tests and antibiotics.

The Naval hospital told reporter that they do not use contaminated or bloody instruments in any of their patients

Ms. Backman's blood tests came back negative for disease.

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