ICU “Fishing” Prank Deplored

January 25, 2008

tapeworms-claude.jpgMEDFORD, MA – An accredited hospital and at least one of its employees are in hot water this morning after intensive care security cameras caught staff members toying with a patient still under general anesthesia.

Hideki Irabu, a nurse at Medford’s Larry Memorial Hospital was formally charged today with harassment after patient Clyde Pezzotta woke to a violent tug-of-war struggle between his mouth and an unknown object.

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