Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Baby received five times too high a dose of morphine – Smålandsposten

the Girl received with their mother to the emergency department at Växjö hospital on the fifth of January. She had then stuck his thumb in a toy. The doctor tried to cut the toy away but then the girl cried a lot, it was decided that she would get some morphine to calm down.

After the procedure became the mother and the girl asked to stay an hour for observation, as the girl had received morphine. After a while they got confirmation from the doctor that the girl received too high a dose of morphine, and therefore have to stay in the four hours of observation.

On the question of how much morphine it was announced by the doctor that the girl had scored five times too much morphine than what she would have had, according to the notification.

When the girl a little later became drowsy, took a physician to the decision that the girl would receive medication to counteract the morfinet.

the Girl and her mother could leave the hospital four hours later. The event is now notified to the Inspection for health care (IVO).

” I know the event and have decided on the investigation of the case. I have also asked for a derogation written. Otherwise I have currently no more information, ” says Pär Lindgren, regional chefläkare on the Region of Kronoberg.

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