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Joan Rivers, 81, had checked in for a routine throat procedure at the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic in
Manhattan on August 28, when her condition took a shocking turn for the worse. First the clinic’s medical director Dr. Lawrence Cohen carried out a scheduled endoscopy. The procedure was intended to help diagnose her hoarse voice and sore throat and it involved the insertion of a camera down her throat.
After Cohen had finished his work, a biopsy was allegedly done on Rivers without her prior consent.
Investigators believe that Rivers’ vocal chords began to swell during the allegedly unauthorized biopsy, cutting off the flow of oxygen to her lungs, which led to cardiac arrest on the morning of August 29. Rivers was then taken from the clinic to Mount Sinai Hospital a mile away, where she died a week later.
On Thursday Yorkville Endoscopy issued a statement denying that any vocal cord biopsy had been carried out at the clinic. The next day, Dr. Cohen resigned in the wake of the celebrity’s death.
Neither Cohen nor Rivers’ ear, nose and throat specialist have been accused of wrongdoing at this stage by investigators.
Details of how different emergency services responded to the star’s unexpected cardiac arrest, fighting to save her at a clinic in New York were also released last week. The official told CNN that the response began with a 911 call from the clinic, which was given the highest priority.
The fire department were first to arrive at the clinic, five minutes after the call. Medical staff were already trying to give Rivers CPR using a defibrillator and a breathing tube. The firefighters then took over the attempts to revive her.
Two minutes after the firefighters came, an ambulance arrived at the clinic, whose paramedics helped with the CPR. Almost immediately after that, another Fire Department vehicle arrived with medical aid, making a total of more than 10 people fighting to save her. Unfortunately, after several days on life support, Rivers died on September 4 prompting an outpouring of grief from the world.
May her soul continue to rest in peace..... we ill miss her jokes
ReplyDeleteOmg! The Doctor should be made to face the music. This is bad. Ayo
ReplyDeleteAll these Oyibo sef, una wahala too much jare. Person wey dey 81 yrs never old reach? Ezenwanyi ndi ibo
ReplyDeleteWe wiil miss joan Rivers, very funny character. Jonadab Bassey
ReplyDeleteFor your information @ Ezenwanyi ndi Igbo her services was still needed.
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RIP Joan Rivers .
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Achibata, Pls she is old, let her go and rest joor besides my name is Ezenwanyi ndi ibo not igbo you hear- Ezenwanyi ndi ibo
ReplyDeleteJoan sure have a caring family, may she rest peaceful in the lord Amen
ReplyDeleteAda, where did you go? No update? RIP Mrs Rivers- Mr Segun
ReplyDeleteWe will miss you dear Joan Rivers. I have said it repeatedly, Ezenwanyi its ndi igbo not ibo pls stop mocking our igbo language. Alunma fggc 2008 set
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