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A hoax phone call turned into a tragedy The two Australian DJ's made a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, was treated for her severe morning sickness. They pretended as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. The phone call went through and the nurse transferred the call to the nurse station that taking care of Kate. These two Aussies secretly recorded the phone call and broadcasted on their radio station. Unfortunately, the nurse who took the call thought it was a real call. She committed suicide. A stupid joke became a tragedy. This is very sad. To say in fairness of my opinion, Westerners (including Aussies) like to make jokes, or play pranks for fun which is Okay among the Westerners. But the nurse was from India, as far as I know, including Asians are less humorous for political incorrect jokes, or silly pranks. Different nationalities have different cultures and personalities, so they think differently. Unfortunately, the nurse took that phony call was too seriously and committed suicide. If the Aussies DJs could foresee this tragedy coming, they wouldn't make that dreadful phone call. If that nurse understood the culture of Westerners, she wouldn't kill herself. Honesty is the best policy. |
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The nurse didn't see this prank call as a joke but her reputation was ruined. She was NOT with her family and didn't consult with her supervisor. She felt she has been ridiculed. Please read lover_of_mine01 post. He explained very well. This is a sad story. Unfortunately the nurse took the hoax call too serious. She just passed the call, didn't release any information. She had done nothing wrong. But she couldn't take the people's laugh at this prank call, NOT at her. She paid the ultimate price - her life. Honesty is the best policy.
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I don't understand why anyone would kill themselves behind something like this.
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The two Australian DJs shouldn't record that prank call and then broadcasted on their radio which made the nurse felt humiliated and shameful that lead her to committed suicide. The radio station is a media and they want to dig out "exclusive" news from high profile patients such as Duchess of Cambridge. The nurse was too trustworthy and believed the call was real. When the two DJs spread out this prank joke, she felt guilty and shameful and thought her reputation was tarnished, she couldn't take this news and decided to end of her life. That's why she left 3 letters to her family. I think if she was lived with her family and they can comfort her to prevent her death. She just passed the call (NOT release any information), the hospital has NOTHING to discipline her. The Royal family (Westerners) know this kind of prank. They are public figures for years. They won't blame her. The Australian radio station should discipline these two stupid DJs. Yes, they have been fired and donated 1/2 million dollars to her family. They called the wrong person at wrong time. The worst is they recorded it and broadcasted it. My opinion is "set a law, prohibit record prank call or broadcast the call". "Let the person who answer the call know this call has been recorded". I said in my original blog, different nationalities have different cultures and personalities, they think differently. This unfortunate incident was started by that two DJs in the first place. In my pharmacy practice, we receive many forgery calls to telephone order narcotic drugs on holidays or long weekends. We took the call and then we call back the doctor's office to verify the prescription. 9 out of 10, we found out the doctor is out of town on vacation. The substitute doctor didn't make the call either. Lots of patient addict to narcotic and tried many trick to get what they want. They are NOT high profile patients but these forgery calls happened all the time. Honesty is the best policy.
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I read the updated news from BBC about that hospital protocol for "High-profile" patients. The hospital has said that senior managers tried to reassure Mrs. Saldanha "on a number of occasions" that no blame was attached to her for putting the hoax call through to Duchess' ward. In a letter to MP Keith Vaz, which was released by the hospital on Friday evening, chief executive John Lofthouse explained the protocol in place for dealing with calls to "high-profile" patients. "Part of our procedure is to take the name and number of the individual and call them back. This is in order to verify that the call is genuine. We also empower our staff to use their judgement. "On this particular occasion, Jacintha believed that the call was genuine, and she felt it appropriate to put the call through. We stand by her judgement." The hospital has insisted that Mrs. Saldanha was not facing disciplinary proceedings - "because she had been the victim of a cruel trick." The letter also said she had been offered time off but she said she would prefer to continue working. "Neither ouselves, her friends or family noticed anything to give cause for concern", Mr. Lofthouse said. Honesty is the best policy.
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The latest news I got from CNN is "Prank call nurse found hanging by co-workers" London (CNN) - A nurse who took a prank call from Australia radio station apparently hanged herself using a scarf, but her reasons for pursuing that tragic course remain unclear. Jacintha Saldanha was found last Friday by work colleagues hanging from a wardrobe door at her hospital living quarters, a coroner's court in London heard Thursday. The nurse, who was married with 2 teenaged children, left 3 notes, 2 at the scene and a 3rd with her belongings, Westminster Coroner's Court heard. The content of the notes was not disclosed. There were also "some injuries to her wrist," Detective Chief Inspector James Harman said. The nurse put through the prank call Dec 4 to a nurse on ward where Prince William's wife, Catherine, was being treated for acute morning sickness. Some details of her condition were given to the radio DJs, who impersonated Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II. The details arond the circumstances of Saldanha's death emerged as an in quest - a proceeding usually held in Britain when a death is sudden, unexplained or violent - was opened. The coroner's court was told that Saldanha's body was formally identified Tuesday by her husband, Benedict Barboza. Police are looking at e-mails and telephone records, Harman said, and will speak to Saldanha's friends and co-workers about what could have led to her death. Yes, By law, the caller should inform the other end that a recording is being made but these two idiots didn't inform the nurse that they made recording on their conversation. They even broadcasted it on their radio station. Honesty is the best policy.
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I put this blog for everyone to discuss this unfortunate incident. I am NOT against any Aussie or all Westerners. I worked at Kaiser hospital pharmacy for years. For all Kaiser personnel have to sign a memorandum that keep patient's "CONFIDENTIALITY", no discussion about certain patient's disease, medication, condition, .... in elevator or lobby. No phone call or printing about patient's history of medication to protect patient's privacy unless patient in present or written consent. If doctor, nurse, or pharmacy, or lab staff need patient's record or discussion of treatments have to make in private matter. I know that nurse was fearful of monarchic authority, so she didn't ask the callers to identify themselves as Queen of England and Prince Charlie. However, she only transferred the call (NOT release any information), so she is NOT liable to any responsibility, but she was too fearful of losing her job and took her own life. We all condemn these two Australian DJ's only after the nurse death. These two pranksters should NOT secretively record the phone call and broadcasted it on the air. You know nowadays, the news can spread out so fast and so wide because the high tech TV, internet, .... by media. The two DJ's didn't know who answered the call in London and the tragic consequence. To condemn these two pranksters won't bring back the nurse life. The 1/2 million donation won't heal the loss of her teenager kids and her husband. Let's all learn from this tragic incident before anyone attempt to make another prank/hoax. Perhaps, set a law that pranksters can't record the phony call or broadcast in the air. Honesty is the best policy.
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