Woman Dies From Toilet Brush Embedded in Buttocks
Woman Dies After Docs Miss Toilet Brush Embedded in Buttocks
Fox News & Newscore ^ | Mary 19, 2010 | Newscore
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:48:05 PM
A British mother died after a doctor failed to spot a 6-inch long toilet brush handle embedded in her buttocks, a judicial investigation into her death was told Tuesday.
Cindy Corton, 35, was left with the bizarre injury after a drunken fall in a friend's bathroom in 2005, but doctors missed it — even after taking X-rays.
It was two years before Corton, who was in constant pain, was able to convince doctors that the thin serrated plastic handle was stuck in her flesh.
By then, what should have been a routine procedure to remove it, had become much more dangerous because the handle was embedded in her pelvis........
snip Corton's husband, Peter, 61, is taking legal action.
"OK she was drunk, but they didn't take her seriously,” he said. “She showed them the wound, but they didn't do a proper examination. I think it was probably down to the hospitals trying to save money and doing things as cheaply as possible."
Fox News & Newscore ^ | Mary 19, 2010 | Newscore
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 1:48:05 PM
A British mother died after a doctor failed to spot a 6-inch long toilet brush handle embedded in her buttocks, a judicial investigation into her death was told Tuesday.
Cindy Corton, 35, was left with the bizarre injury after a drunken fall in a friend's bathroom in 2005, but doctors missed it — even after taking X-rays.
It was two years before Corton, who was in constant pain, was able to convince doctors that the thin serrated plastic handle was stuck in her flesh.
By then, what should have been a routine procedure to remove it, had become much more dangerous because the handle was embedded in her pelvis........
snip Corton's husband, Peter, 61, is taking legal action.
"OK she was drunk, but they didn't take her seriously,” he said. “She showed them the wound, but they didn't do a proper examination. I think it was probably down to the hospitals trying to save money and doing things as cheaply as possible."
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