According to a New York Times article published on March 13, 2011, the following took place:
“The wife of a Jacobi Medical Center surgeon said her husband called her from work and described a passenger with a crushed skull and others with hand and arm amputations. She showed an iPhone photo, texted from Jacobi, of a hand and forearm, severed just below the elbow, lying on an operating table.”
I have many concerns here.
One, why would you call your wife to discuss a victim’s injuries?
Two, why would you text a photo of a severed extremity to you wife?
Three, did the victim sign consent for photographs and did he agree to let the surgeon disseminate information about his condition to the wife or the New York Times?
Four, why would the wife discuss this case with a New York Times reporter and show him the picture?
In the next few days, I expect that heads will roll on this, and rightfully so.