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Question: surgery performed on the wrong extremity.
RN Circulator did not do Time Out. (She was busy getting "things" for the surgeon)
OR Tech, back turned to pt. MD Assistant (resident) assisted surgeon with draping the wrong extremity.(Correct limb had huge YES on it)
CRNA, claims she was busy, trying to get a good seal on her LMA, and was having BP problems.

After incident, hospital Administration asked RN, OR Tech and Resident to resign. Crna, is employee of group that contracts with hospital.
Should she also be made to resign?
 I think yes, but the Chief Anesthesiologist feels it is too harsh a punishment.

Thoughts? 

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