UniversityofTokyoHospitaladmitsnurseadministeredwrongmedicationtoboywhosubsequentlydied
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TheUniversityofTokyoHospitalhasrevealedthatoneofitsnursesmistakenlygavethewrongmedicationtoaboyin,admittingit“mighthavehadsomekindofanimpact”leadingtohisdeaththedayafterbeinggiventhemedicine.
Accordingtothehospital,thenursewastryingtoadministerthemedicineviaaninfusiontotheboy,whowassufferingfromseriousmultipleorganfailure.
Thenursestoppedtheprocesstoanswerthephone,andwhensherestartedtheinfusionshepickedupadrugforadifferentpatientbymistake.
Thenursehadwrittentheboy’snameontheinfusiontool,butthewrongmedicinedidnothaveapatient’snameonitandthenursefailedtomakeafinalcheck,thehospitalsaidTuesday.
Asaresult,13kindsofdrugs,includingananti-epilepticagent,wereinfusedinlargeamounts,accordingtoNaokiTani,alawyerforthefamilyoftheboyfromTokyo.Thehospitalnoticedthemistakewhentheboy’sconditionworsenedseveralminutesafterthemedicationwasadministered.
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