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Hospital medication mix-up at a Tennessee hospital leaves patient paralyzed
Hospital medication mix-up at a Tennessee hospital leaves patient paralyzed
Hospital medication mix-up at a Tennessee hospital leaves patient paralyzed

Published on: 08/24/2026

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A Nashville hospital gave four surgical patients potassium phosphate instead of anesthesia, leaving one woman paralyzed from the chest down. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A Tennessee hospital says a medication mix-up left a patient paralyzed from the chest down after she was given an electrolyte solution instead of anesthesia during a knee replacement, one of four patients affected by an error the hospital acknowledged.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/08/devastating-mistake-at-a-nashville-hospital-left-woman-paralyzed-from-the-chest-down.html

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