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Culpepper's surgery a "complete disaster." INDYBLUE at the NFLforums.com
December 4, 2006.
Dolphin's quarterback Daunte Culpepper was admitted to the hospital Thursday night for what doctors called a routine operation to remove a small piece of cartilage from his knee. What happened in the operating room could not have been less routine.
The fiasco began when an anesthesiologist botched an attempt at putting the patient under, administering what one doctor summarized as an extreme under-dosage of halothane.
"The patient's body has seemingly become immune to anesthetics through repeated usage of painkillers due to the many injuries he has sustained in his career. The drugs we gave him, a standard dose for a man his age and size, only put him down long enough to prepare the knee for operating and to make the initial incision."
It was a mere ten minutes into the procedure when a startled Culpepper awoke, setting off a series of events that can only be described as hysteria.
"I panicked," Culpepper said afterward. "All I could see were a bunch of guys in masks coming after me."
But what they were really doing was trying to comfort him.
"If only he had looked ten feet ahead of him," nurse Patty Davis said, "he would've seen me trying to calm him down. I was waving my hands in the air as if to say 'I'm here! I'm Here!', but he couldn't keep his eyes off of the doctors. I don't know how he missed me."
Culpepper then jumped from the operating table, spilling supplies everywhere, in an attempt to evade the surgeons.
"The scalpel used to start the procedure was still in his knee, stuck in some old scar tissue," Davis said. "The patient reached down, grabbed the scalpel, and pulled it from his knee. I believe he intended to use it as a weapon."
The doctors backed away from Culpepper, allowing him access to the operating room doors. He moved slowly at first, before turning and running toward the hallway. He ran through the hospital with little resistance until he reached the main lobby. There, an elderly man in a motorized wheelchair saw him running with the scalpel, and decided to take action.
"It was visitin' hours, so I was comin' down to see my family. Then, I see this man running down the hallway with a knife! Well, nobody seemed to be doing anything about it, so I figured I'd bring him down myself."
Several visitors and staff witnessed the man maneuver the wheelchair towards Culpepper and strike him with it. Culpepper fell to the ground immediately, they said.
"It happened real fast, but it didn't look very hard at all. I think I could've done it if he didn't," said 10-year-old cancer patient Becky Breckenridge, who was on her way back from chemotherapy at the time of the incident.
Culpepper remained on the lobby floor for several minutes before being taunted by a group of high school kids. They repeatedly asked him, "how many fingers am I holding up?" Culpepper did not respond.
He is currently recovering from the wheelchair hit, and awaiting the rescheduling of the operation.
"As soon as we figure out how to put him down, we'll try again," said head surgeon Robert Markham. "He likes beer, so maybe we'll try that. Whatever we do, let's hope it goes smoother the next time. This was a complete and utter disaster."
The man who hit Culpepper with the wheelchair was 84-year-old Oscar Owens, who, ironically, is an avid Dolphin's fan. "I didn't know it was Daunte Culpepper until he dropped the scalpel. Then, it was obvious." When asked if he received an autograph from the quarterback, Mr. Owens simply said, "No, why?" then grunted.
December 4, 2006.
Dolphin's quarterback Daunte Culpepper was admitted to the hospital Thursday night for what doctors called a routine operation to remove a small piece of cartilage from his knee. What happened in the operating room could not have been less routine.
The fiasco began when an anesthesiologist botched an attempt at putting the patient under, administering what one doctor summarized as an extreme under-dosage of halothane.
"The patient's body has seemingly become immune to anesthetics through repeated usage of painkillers due to the many injuries he has sustained in his career. The drugs we gave him, a standard dose for a man his age and size, only put him down long enough to prepare the knee for operating and to make the initial incision."
It was a mere ten minutes into the procedure when a startled Culpepper awoke, setting off a series of events that can only be described as hysteria.
"I panicked," Culpepper said afterward. "All I could see were a bunch of guys in masks coming after me."
But what they were really doing was trying to comfort him.
"If only he had looked ten feet ahead of him," nurse Patty Davis said, "he would've seen me trying to calm him down. I was waving my hands in the air as if to say 'I'm here! I'm Here!', but he couldn't keep his eyes off of the doctors. I don't know how he missed me."
Culpepper then jumped from the operating table, spilling supplies everywhere, in an attempt to evade the surgeons.
"The scalpel used to start the procedure was still in his knee, stuck in some old scar tissue," Davis said. "The patient reached down, grabbed the scalpel, and pulled it from his knee. I believe he intended to use it as a weapon."
The doctors backed away from Culpepper, allowing him access to the operating room doors. He moved slowly at first, before turning and running toward the hallway. He ran through the hospital with little resistance until he reached the main lobby. There, an elderly man in a motorized wheelchair saw him running with the scalpel, and decided to take action.
"It was visitin' hours, so I was comin' down to see my family. Then, I see this man running down the hallway with a knife! Well, nobody seemed to be doing anything about it, so I figured I'd bring him down myself."
Several visitors and staff witnessed the man maneuver the wheelchair towards Culpepper and strike him with it. Culpepper fell to the ground immediately, they said.
"It happened real fast, but it didn't look very hard at all. I think I could've done it if he didn't," said 10-year-old cancer patient Becky Breckenridge, who was on her way back from chemotherapy at the time of the incident.
Culpepper remained on the lobby floor for several minutes before being taunted by a group of high school kids. They repeatedly asked him, "how many fingers am I holding up?" Culpepper did not respond.
He is currently recovering from the wheelchair hit, and awaiting the rescheduling of the operation.
"As soon as we figure out how to put him down, we'll try again," said head surgeon Robert Markham. "He likes beer, so maybe we'll try that. Whatever we do, let's hope it goes smoother the next time. This was a complete and utter disaster."
The man who hit Culpepper with the wheelchair was 84-year-old Oscar Owens, who, ironically, is an avid Dolphin's fan. "I didn't know it was Daunte Culpepper until he dropped the scalpel. Then, it was obvious." When asked if he received an autograph from the quarterback, Mr. Owens simply said, "No, why?" then grunted.
