A consultant anesthetist accidentally injected air into a 6 week old baby’s blood stream during routine stomach surgery. He injected the air twice. He called the surgeon for help as soon as he realized his error but the baby died in an hour. The anesthetist was cleared of any wrongdoing.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition
About: Anesthetist cleared of baby killing charges
Date: 18 May 2004
Source: BBC News UK Edition
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