Leg Amputee Blames Heparin
Pearlington, MS: Last July John had two knee replacement surgeries in one week. After the second surgery, the doctors told him that something was wrong: an antibody in his blood had reacted with the blood thinner,
heparin, he was given. In the next 30 days John had six more surgeries, the last of which ended in the amputation of his leg just above the knee.
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Fire Accident Aboard Tugboat Claims Two Lives
Moss Point, MS: A
fire accident aboard a tugboat cost two men their lives last week. According to the November 22 edition of the Biloxi Sun Herald, Dwight Monroe, 52, and Alex Caballera, 25, died on November 20 from injuries sustained in an apparent flash fire inside the tank of a
tugboat on which they were working at V.T. Halter Marine in Moss Point.
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SJS Robs Mississippi Woman of Her Sight, But She Bites Back
Jackson, MS: An allergic reaction to medication can often lead to
Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or SJS—a rare condition that is characterized by symptoms ranging from a skin rash, to the sloughing off of huge expanses of skin that are akin to 3rd degree burns. For some, it has meant months in hospital. Some have died. Others have gone blind from SJS.
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