Week 9A Blog: Extended Definition of Classification and Division

Classification and Division occur in breakdowns of any particular subject.  The breakdowns assist the writer to place the material in sequential order for a more organized read.  In going back to my previous two blogs of The Importance of Extended Defintions will help explain classification and division.  As we search for answers, "Who is to blame for the deaths of innocent lives?"  Three questions we can start to examine by asking:

• Is it the New England Compounding Center's fault?
• Could it be the individual's immune system fault?  Not blaming the victim directly but the vulnerability of each person's immune system?
• The technique of the injection in which it was given to the patient? 

First question, the contamination site started within the pharmacy.  The importance of greed came first and the sterlization procedures were ignored and not followed through by the appropriate personnel.  Therefore, leaving room for terrible error on the pharmacist's behalf leading to hospitalization and deaths nationwide.  Some people may not know this but in majority pharmacies, pharmacy technicians compound the drugs and the pharmacists check the drugs and the required documentation of each compound that comes out of the labs.  Without the appropriate documentation or labeling another probability for error occured, the age of the drug.  Expiration dates are mandatory because the drug loses its capabilities or particles start to form, causing the drug to be unsafe.  In the end, the release of the drug to the public is at the hand's of the pharmacist, he/she is legally held responsible to any error that may occur.
Second question, the age of the patient plays a major role on the individual's immune system.  The older one exists the more vulnerable the immune system coexists.  The drug, methylprednisolone acetate is a steroid which suppresses the immune system.  The combination of a steroid and a pathogen given to already a weak immune system proves deadly.
Third question, what technique(s) was performed in giving the epidural injection?  The epidural site happens to be a crucial site for an injection, especially if not given from a licensed practioner.  Malpractice happens in some doctor's office without the patient's knowledge.  The patient enters into the office trusting that he/she's well-being comes first, but when policies are ignored and an unlicensed individual is given the needle to inject the patient, malpractice arises.  So can we blame the doctor, the office policies, or the individual who gave the injection?
Looking back to the original three questions, is it the New England Compounding Center's fault?Could it be the individual's immune system fault? Not blaming the victim directly but the vulnerability of each person's immune system?  The technique of the injection in which it was given to the patient?  Each main question reflects as a main heading which divides into the explainations and breakdown the material for the reader to follow through the entire article.