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lame54

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15. Of course it should - fraud is difficult to pull off...
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 03:31 PM
Jul 2021

Could have lied their way through the double check process

What are the odds that the kidney was a perfect accidental match?

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Fortunately error was with a kidney. Had it been a heart or lungs, intended patient would likely hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
Holy shit! I wonder how this happened. zuul Jul 2021 #2
surgeries as production lines Kali Jul 2021 #18
Article doesn't say whether the recipient actually NEEDED a kidney Bayard Jul 2021 #3
The worst part is... lame54 Jul 2021 #11
Something is fishy here Docreed2003 Jul 2021 #4
speaking as an engineer, *any* process, is subject to error (some more than others) unblock Jul 2021 #5
The old saying goes: "If you think you've designed a foolproof system... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #6
yeah, this comes up with automation a lot. people just assume it eliminates errors unblock Jul 2021 #7
I worked mainly in hardware, but similar problems exist... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #8
That's kinda what I think smells fishy Docreed2003 Jul 2021 #9
they might have been leaning on the rarity of the match to cover a weak priority check unblock Jul 2021 #10
Or fraud... lame54 Jul 2021 #12
certainly possible, though of course a good process should reduce the likelihood of that as well. unblock Jul 2021 #13
Of course it should - fraud is difficult to pull off... lame54 Jul 2021 #15
see post #10. the odds are long, but we don't know out of how many times. unblock Jul 2021 #17
Why do I feel that the person with the kidney is wealthy? Just my gut feeling... ZonkerHarris Jul 2021 #14
I have to say, it doesn't surprise me. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #16
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