Nashville Hospital Mistakes: Paralysis Strikes Patient After Routine Joint Replacement Surgery

A medication error at a Nashville hospital has left at least one patient paralyzed and three others injured after routine joint replacement surgeries, authorities said. The incident involved the wrong drug being injected into patients' spines during surgery, and an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the mistake. The affected patients were treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where the hospital is located. The exact nature of the injuries suffered by the other three patients has not been disclosed.