Re: physicians [think they] know everything

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

"Further actions are forth coming by Federal agencies. The item is in decay
storage." 

-- How long does it will be taken  considering the information: "The cat is
14 years old, can't keep down the normal medicine. It's only hope is I-131
therapy"?   -- OK  Federal agencies will investigate this unusual occurrence
(error) and should act accordingly, however the cat,  how long he needs to
wait for the bureaucratic solution?; 

According with  the concept of Safety Culture: IAEA BSS 2.28, page 24 (b),
"problems affecting protection and safety shall be promptly identified and
corrected in a manner commensurate with their importance";

c)The doctor did a mistake,  the violation needs to be  enforced, however
and the cat? -- I hope for a quickly solution; to the doctor my sympathy
too. I do believe that the doctor  took into account  a  balance on risk x
benefit  and he sincerely did not see any situation that could  give rise to
a risk to passengers, but rather only that one that could benefit his cat; 

Lesson learned:  If you are a doctor, do not bring a few mCi of liquid I-131
into the US on a plane to treat any  cat for a thyroid problem without previous
communication with the  Competent Authorities to know about formalities.


J. J. Rozental
josrozen@netmedia.net.il




At 06:47 PM 6/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
>its Friday...  wrt: radio-iodine and US Customs... and the question
>>e.g., How's the cat? 
>
>The cat is 14 years old, can't keep down the normal medicine. It's only 
>hope is I-131 therapy and yet it may not survive the trip from Alaska to 
>Seattle for treatment!  The family is "bummed out" about the situation. 
>This is offered not as an excuse, but to answer the above question. 
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