A nurse mistakenly gave a grandmother Invacare (a bath wash) instead of Infacol to administer to a 6 week old baby girl. The girl was being treated for a lung infection. The baby suffered from vomiting after the grandmother gave her Invacare. The hospital admitted error but claimed the Invacare did no real damage.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition
About: 6 week old infant administered bath wash instead of medicine
Date: 14 Jan 2004
Source: BBC News UK Edition
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