Jenny Kane in the Reno Gazette Journal brings us news of some last minute tensions between Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen, who wants to use Humboldt General Hospital staff; and BMOrg, who are up in arms about a near-death last year that is just coming to light now.
A near-fatal medical incident last year has sparked renewed tension between Burning Man organizers and local authorities, none of whom can seem to agree on medical protocols for this year’s event, which begins Sunday.
Burning Man organizers last week asked Pershing County Sheriff’s Office and Humboldt General Hospital officials to meet and sign an agreement that organizers believe will help to prevent any further medical accidents. The agreement intends to clarify medical personnel’s responsibilities and procedures, Burning Man spokesman Jim Graham said.
Humboldt General Hospital officials refused to attend the meeting, which was cancelled, and Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen refused to sign the agreement.
Allen told the Reno Gazette-Journal that the agreement was a roundabout attempt to prevent him from hiring Humboldt General Hospital paramedics, whom he wishes to hire as special reserve, or temporary, deputies for this year’s event.
“We remain unclear as to what protocols those (hospital) medics follow when administering care to patients. We do not have a commitment to standardized … hand-off of patient care should those (hospital) medics treat a patient,” wrote Burning Man executive Harley Dubois in an Aug. 17 email to the Humboldt General Hospital Board of Trustees.
So what is the incident that Harley is so upset about?
Organizers were outraged when CrowdRx employees informed them of an incident on Sept. 6, when a Humboldt General Hospital staff member injected a Burning Man patient with ketamine because she was resisting officers, Dubois wrote in the email to the hospital board. Ketamine is a general anesthetic sometimes used for sedation and pain management.
“The participant subsequently went into respiratory failure twice and nearly died. Burning Man’s medical staff saved her life. Ketamine is a dangerous drug, especially when mixed with alcohol, and the participant – a 110-pound female – had been drinking,” Dubois wrote in an email to the Humboldt General Hospital Board of Trustees.
The hospital employee, emergency medical services Capt. Monique Rose, injected the woman with the drug while serving as a special reserve deputy under Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, according to contracts with the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. Rose, who remains employed at the hospital, declined comment on Tuesday. Chicago medical malpractice attorney believes that no wrong was done here.
Read the whole article at the Reno Gazette Journal – but it may not be the whole story.
Cutting their contract with Humboldt is one thing, but forcing the local sheriff to never deal with medical personnel he wants to work with sounds like Burning Man promoting disruption in the community, not harmony. These people have to live and work with each other all through the year, not just when Burners are there for a week partying participating in social engineering experiments.
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THE MONIQUE ROSE KETAMINE INCIDENT
The actors: Monique Rose (Paramedic HGH, Winnemucca, Deputy Pershing County Sheriff, Pershing County), Pat Songer (EMS Manager, HGH Winnemucca), Jim Parrish (CEO HGH, Winnemucca), Pershing County Sheriff’s Dept., Dr. Charles Stringham (Medical Director HGH, Winnemucca)
Incident: Deputy Monique Rose is trained as a paramedic and employed by Humboldt General Hospital, Winnemucca, NV who was deputized by Pershing County Sheriff’s Dept. supposedly dual role capacity at Burning Man 2015. Deputy Rose administered a lethal dose of Ketamine to a 110 lb. intoxicated female who was resisting arrest. The woman in custody went into respiratory failure twice and had to be resuscitated twice by medical personnel on scene and at the hospital. Luckily the patient lived.
Questions: First, Ketamine is not indicated in any form to subdue a noncompliant individual. Second, what was the determined does and route of administration? Did the individual have an IV in place? Third, where was Pat Songer (Supervisor) when this event occurred? Next, where did Deputy Rose get the Ketamine from, was she carrying her own narcotics working as a Deputy? Lastly, under which physician’s license was Deputy Rose operating under?
If Deputy Rose was operating under Dr. Charles Stringham (Medical Director of HGH, Winnemucca) than Dr. Stringham’s license should be reviewed to see if he allowed Deputy Rose to administer a drug, which has no indications for the event. Pat Songer also needs to accept accountability and responsibility for a paramedic who works under him who acted reckless, is dangerous, and almost killed a Burning Man participant. Finally, Jim Parrish CEO of Humboldt General Hospital, Winnemucca needs to answer for the actions of Dr. Stringham, Pat Songer, and Deputy Monique Rose as to how what if any corrective, administrative, or loss of employment occurred.
It is clear Deputy Rose actions were reckless and criminal in nature and should never be allowed to practice medicine again. If she is still employed by Humboldt General Hospital in Winnemucca, NV than Pat Songer, Dr.Charles Stringham, and Jim Parrish are shielding her. Furthermore, she should never be allowed to function in any medical or civil capacity at a Burning Man event ever again.
In closing, Humboldt General Hospital, Winnemucca, NV used to have the contract for medical services at Burning Man and lost the contract two years ago to CrowdRx. Perhaps the powers at be were aware of the reckless, dangerous, arrogant actions of the paramedics who work under his leadership and wanted to avoid any such events…. Too bad Burning Man participants didn’t.
Isn’t the idea behind hiring good medical professionals that they know what to do without having to be told. I don’t think having a document saying “Don’t kill people by injecting them with ketamine unnecessarily” would have been consulted by the person who did the unneeded ketamine injection.
Part of me hopes for a humanitarian crisis at BM where 90% of the attendees were relying on the kindness of strangers to take care of them. So the Org has to truck in water and food at the cost of several million dollars. The National Guard gets called to restore order after hipsters start destroying things looking for meat and cheese.
WHAT?!!! You don’t get basic food and water for a $400 ticket? …I presume the Vehicle Pass covers roads and such. How about a $1,000 Leonardo ticket? Do porta-potties REALLY cost that much?
Does this count as “Last Minute Medical Drama?”
https://burners.me/2016/08/24/last-minute-medical-drama/#comment-135873
I’m a bit unclear here. Isn’t trying to keep burners from receiving inadequate medical care a *good* thing?
Perhaps it’s your use of so many negatives that is leaving you so befuddled. Let me try to respond to your query with a positive statement: it is a good thing for Burners to receive adequate medical care.
XXX… you pretentious agenda-laden fuck. Perhaps when you get your ER/trauma certs or your medical degree you can belly up to your predictably bitter critic bar and bray about your expertise (with some standing) on how to treat trauma on the playa rather than default to your snore worthy second guessing regarding ANYTHING related to a reasoned BORG decision.
Seriously, you’re sounding like the embittered neighborhood wank job that stands on the street corner spitting at pigeons because you can’t fly.
(can’t wait to read what your alternate persona has to write in your defense)
Oh, and I’m speaking of course about your crotch nuzzling sycophant nomadtravelerforever.
He was giving medical advice, was he?
Sorry, but this post did not rise to a level that piqued my interest to read. And Burnersxxx is NOT my type for crotch nuzzling.
the feeling is mutual 😉
This is MY type of crotch nuzzling:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj12/Nomad-Traveler/BurningMan/Crotch2_zpsfmjfgrgg.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj12/Nomad-Traveler/BurningMan/Crotch5_zpsahrargpw.jpg
Lol what do you think you sound like! Embittered much?
Is there some specific content you’re objecting to here, or just general trolling?