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Doctor Allegedly Deleted 'Critical Decimal Point' From Medicine Dosage — Toddler Died As A Result, Lawsuit Claims
A mother is suing a hospital after the staff allegedly deleted a critical decimal point from a medicine dosage, which killed her son, according to a lawsuit.
A drug overdose cost the life of a 2-year-old in a Florida hospital in the United States. The family is pursuing the facility for negligence. A missing comma in the prescription of a drug...
Hospital staff administered a dose to the child ten times the amount expected for a potassium drug. Her mother filed a complaint for negligence and manslaughter.
One lawsuit alleges that the doctor deleted one decimal point from the prescription, which multiplied the dose by ten. The child suffered cardiac arrest.
The death of a two-year-old child, following the alleged administration of an excessive dose of potassium, has led his family to sue the University Hospital in Gainesville. A two-year-old boy, initially hospitalized for vomiting and severe dehydration, succumbed after receiving inadequate treatment for Shands [...] Article Fatal medical error in Florida appeared first on Le Singulier.
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