@dailymail: The family of a man whose life support was wrongly switched off in a bizarre case of mistaken identity are demanding answers from the Washington State hospital where he died. The ordeal began on August 8, 2021, when David Wells, 69, choked on a piece of steak while eating dinner and was rushed to a hospital in Vancouver, Washington. Unconscious and unable to breathe, Wells was placed on life support. But a mix-up at the hospital led staff to contact the family of his hospital roommate, Michael Beehler, 60, instead of Wells' own relatives. 'They said, "He's basically brain dead," Debbie Danielson, Beehler's sister, told KGW. 'Do you want us to keep him on life support or do you want to pull the plug?' hospital staff asked. Read the full story at DailyMail.com. 📸KGW #news #vancouver #news #hospital
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Tuesday 14 January 2025 17:44:34 GMT
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how do you mix that up???
2025-01-14 17:49:39
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Ryan :
Okay but what kind of sister tells them to pull the plug without even seeing her brother first?
2025-01-14 19:41:06
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DGilliam :
That can’t be done over the phone. I mean, it CAN, as it did happened. But completely against any protocol.
2025-01-15 22:38:56
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adi :
i’m confused can someone explain
2025-01-14 18:24:16
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Nurse Rob :
something ain't adding up here
2025-01-14 19:54:40
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Jamie :
Why wouldn’t they have the family/sister confirm the man before taking him off life support?
2025-01-14 19:15:15
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madw33der420 :
💜I was once in a car accident and went to the E.R. They asked for my social, then she said that wasn’t my number.. I said yes it is.. she argued with me.. same hospital I was born in and had all my kids delivered in… I had to come back for weeks talking to higher ups to get it all fixed.. it most certainly was my number and I never did get an answer if that was stolen identity or a clerical error..
2025-01-14 20:33:45
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Jacque Canada, Realtor N Texas :
Wait the family wasn’t there when they did this?
2025-01-14 18:26:09
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Jen X for Jesus :
I live in Washington state, what hospital was this?
2025-01-15 19:26:35
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dgsandez :
Are we just going to ignore the sister said yeah take him off life support without finding out or see how he was
2025-01-14 20:16:01
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Alexis :
This is the same hospital that had a Dnr on my file when I DIDNT have one. It was during my pregnancy and too sick to notice, thank GOD my husband saw and said something. May this man rest easy 💔
2025-01-15 02:29:57
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FrankNBeanz66 :
So the guy that supposedly was brain dead was also not since he called a few days later?
2025-01-14 19:49:46
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mynurselife :
Something doesn’t add up in the story. Worked bedside ICU in WA 25 yrs. Never called family to ask “do you want to pull the plug”
2025-01-14 22:30:44
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AbbyPersson :
same place I almost d*ed in the waiting room of cuz they said my massive internal bleeding was "cramps/anxiety". then barely gave me any pain meds after huge surgery. take them for all they're worth😤
2025-01-14 20:17:52
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tootz :
sounds like they shouldn't be confirming sheet like this over the PHONE
2025-01-14 19:55:48
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Christa Karatza :
The relief for one family and the devastation for the other.. heartbreaking all around
2025-01-14 18:00:52
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Bobby :
over phone? I can't even get a representative on the phone for my insurance
2025-01-14 19:19:42
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liviaprivta :
What hospital was this
2025-01-14 22:07:09
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Justice warrior :
This is why if you have a loved one in the hospital you stay with them. Multiple times they tried to give my grandpa the wrong meds because they didn’t check his bracelet
2025-01-14 19:16:53
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𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐍👻🥂👀 :
how do you mix that up???
2025-01-14 17:57:37
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aylestone999 :
United healthcare on the side saying both the families and the hospital owe them a million dollars each.
2025-01-14 17:49:09
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Allie :
why would the family of the other guy who lived sue
2025-01-14 21:09:01
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Laetitia :
She should’ve been asked to come see him at the hospital. You do not ask this over the phone!!!!
2025-01-14 19:15:45
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roxy :
I saw a Grey's anatomy episode like this... lmao,
2025-01-14 17:58:06
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