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[NurseyBaby'05, BSN, RN]

Girl's Overdose Death Raises Questions

By DENISE LAVOIE

HULL, Mass. (AP) -- In the final months of Rebecca Riley's life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a "floppy doll." The preschool principal had to help Rebecca off the bus because the 4-year-old was shaking so badly. And a pharmacist complained that Rebecca's mother kept coming up with excuses for why her daughter needed more and more medication. None of their concerns was enough to save Rebecca.

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[NurseyBaby'05, BSN, RN]

Mods-

there's a thread about this in the Emergency Department forum too. Can they be merged?

Thanks!