A 90-year-old woman who went to the hospital to get her leg amputated had the wrong limb removed by Austrian doctors.
The patient, who was rushed to St. Johann hospital in Tyrol last month suffering vascular disease, had both legs removed after doctors realised they had initially removed the wrong one.
Hospital bosses tried to cover up the incident and when it became public they hid behind their Hippocratic Oath, claiming medical confidentiality. Prosecutors were expected to begin investigating and the doctors involved could face charges of negligence and causing bodily harm.
In a statement, the hospital said human error as well as a breakdown in safety measures were to blame for the mistake, adding that it would "do everything to guarantee this incident is clarified without fault".
3 comments:
If she had to be rushed to the hospital, you'd think it would be immediately apparent which leg needed to come off.
How much longer is a 90-year-old with vascular disease going to live, though?
If ever I need something lopped off I'm gone write 'cut this - do not cut this' on my parts
<span>Ah bummer you wrote it in the wrong language while you were in the wrong country... =-X </span>
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