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A death retold
Organ Transplantation
Blood Transfusion
Medical errors
Transfusion
Health services accessibility
Transplantation
Medical care, united states
Lungs
Blood
Heart
Adverse effects
Adolescent
Complications
Organization & administration
Ethnology
Emigration and immigration
Medical care
Ethics
In February 2003, a teen illegal alien from Mexico lay dying in a prominent American hospital due to a stunning medical oversightshe had received a heart-lung transplantation of the wrong blood type. In the following weeks, Jesica Santillan's tragedy became a portal into the complexities of American…
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