Hello Mactavarua,
Here are the results of my research about Dr. Patricia Wetzel and
Nurse Ellen Dayton victims of needle stick accidents.
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Dr. Patricia Wetzel
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Needlestick Injury: A Timeline
1991: “Texas doctor Patricia Wetzel becomes the 29th health care
worker documented to have contracted to have contracted the AIDS virus
from a needle stick at work. She sues Becton Dickinson for selling an
allegedly unsafe device and later settles the case confidentially”.
Adapted from Deadly Needles: San Francisco Chronicle
http://207.111.197.53/pub/sfc-a4-b.htm
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1995
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AEP Interview: Patricia Wetzel, M.D. AEP. 1995: 1 (1) 3, 10-11.
“Dr. Patricia Wetzel was working in an AIDS clinic in Texas when she
sustained a needlestick injury; she subsequently seroconverted to HIV.
In this interview, she discusses her experiences and views on
preventing blood exposures in the health care workplace.
University of Virginia Health System: Advances in Exposure Prevention”
http://hsc.virginia.edu/medcntr/centers/epinet/index11.html
HIV Infection and the Physician
“Dr. Patricia Wetzel of Fort Worth, TX is an HIV positive physician
who travels the country speaking on this issue. Other speakers and
materials are available through the AMA Physician's Health
Foundation.”
University of Medicine and dentistry of New Jersey
http://www2.umdnj.edu/~ama/idea/idea4.html
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1999
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“John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) was named several years ago in a
lawsuit filed against Becton Dickinson by Dr. Patricia Wetzel, who
contracted HIV from a needle stick in 1991 after she collected blood
from an AIDS patient. Wetzel later settled with Becton and dropped
claims against the hospital and other defendants.
Wetzel, who is active in promoting health care worker safety, said in
a telephone interview that she recently moved to El Paso and plans to
work on a master's degree in clinical psychology. She said that her
health is "very good" and that she has not developed AIDS.”
Star-Telegram online Sunday, Jul. 4, 1999
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:mpvZ5CVeGBwJ:www.star-telegram.com/news/doc/1047/1:METRO11/1:METRO11070499.html+%22Dr.+Patricia+Wetzel%22&hl=es&ie=UTF-8
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2002
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OffStage Newsletter
Volume 1. Issue 1. October, 2002
Recent Activities:
“One of the Center’s first activities was an introductory lecture on
Medical Humanities for the MSIs in July. Our special guest, Dr.
Patricia Wetzel, spoke eloquently about physicians being cognizant not
only of their patients’ stories but also their own transformation
during medical training. Patti received a standing ovation”
The Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, UTHSCSA
http://www.texashumanities.org/PDF/Newsletter2002Oct.pdf
In order to verify if Dr Wetzel is alive today I did a search for
Patricia Wetzel at the Social Security Death Index
She appears to be alive today as there are no records for any deaths
for any “Patricia Wetzel” after 1992.
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
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Nurse Ellen Dayton
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Needlestick Injury: A Timeline
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1996
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“On March 20, 55 year-old nurse Ellen Dayton is stuck by a Becton
Dickinson needle after drawing blood from a patient in a Mission
District health clinc. Within two months, Dayton tests positive for
hepatitis C. Thirteen months later, she tests positive for the AIDS
virus.”
"I don't know if I'm ever going to get better, to feel the same again.
And some days it's just, I just cry."
Adapted from Deadly Needles, San Francisco Chronicle, 1998
http://207.111.197.53/pub/sfc-a4-c.htm
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1998
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Nurse's Life Changed in a Moment
San Francisco Chronicle; Sunday, April 13, 1998
Reynolds Holding, Chronicle Staff Writer
“It happened March 20, 1996. Dayton, a nurse practitioner, had just
finished drawing blood from a young cocaine and speed addict infected
with HIV. Holding the needle in her right hand, she reached across
with her left, moving reflexively to catch three blood-collection
tubes as they rolled toward a counter's edge. The needle, filled with
infected blood, pierced the side of her left index finger.”
(..)
“Two months later, she tested positive for hepatitis C. Within 13
months she learned that she had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Today, she can no longer take care of the weak and the sick and the
drug addicted because she must take care of herself.”
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.aegis.com/news/sc/1998/SC980406.html
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1999
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Needlesticks
April 1999/Occupational Hazards
“Ellen Dayton, a nurse practitioner at San Francisco General Hospital,
was moonlighting at a local substance abuse clinic in 1996 when she
accidentally stuck herself with a hypodermic needle. While the
hospital had begun to use safety needles (needles with protective
shields or a mechanism that automatically retracts the needle into the
barrel after use) several years earlier, the clinic was using
less-expensive traditional needles.”
"She reported promptly, she started on medications, but she became so
ill she nearly died," recalled Lorraine Thiebaud, RN, a coworker and
activist for safety needle legislation. Dayton contracted both
hepatitis C and AlDs from the needlestick. "In the last two years, our
friend Ellen Dayton has been too sick to work," said Thiebaud. "She
has lost over 60 percent of her hearing from the experimental drugs
that were used to save her life for now, and her partner, a doctor,
had to drop out of a residency program to help care for her."
http://www.bestglove.com/resources/Neglected.htm
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2000
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October 27, 2000
"I am happy and relieved, because this bill will help prevent other
health care workers from suffering like I am," said Ellen Dayton, a
former RN and SEIU Local 790 San Francisco member who contracted HIV
and Hepatitis C from an accidental needlestick.”
For More Information: Dan O’Sullivan, 202-898-3437
Service Employees International Union
AFL/CIO, CLC
1313 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
202-898-3200
http://www.seiu.org/j4j/news/release.cfm?ID=99
In order to verify if Nurse Ellen Dayton is alive today I did a search
for Ellen Dayton at the Social Security Death Index. She appears to be
alive today as there are no records for any deaths for any “Ellen
Dayton” after 1995.
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
Search Criteria:
Dr. Patricia Wetzel
“Patricia Wetzel” Aids
Nurse Ellen Dayton
“Ellen Dayton” AIDS
“Ellen Dayton” “Needle stick”
“Patricia Wetzel” “Needle stick”
I hope the above information helps you in your research. If a link
does not function, please let me know and I’ll be glad to offer
further assistance.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7 |
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