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health1 year ago•1 min saved

Contaminated IV Bags Suspected in Deaths of 13 Mexican Children

Mexican health authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children linked to contaminated IV feeding bags at four hospitals, with the bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca identified as the cause. The bacteria is resistant to multiple antibiotics, and 15 of the 20 cases have been confirmed. The company producing the IV bags, Productos Hospitalarios S.A. de C.V., has had its contract suspended. An Epidemiological Alert has been issued, and the use of the company's IV nutrition bags has been halted as investigations continue.

via NBC News|

#children #contamination #health

crime-and-justice1 year ago•1 min saved

"Doctor Convicted of IV Bag Tampering in Coworker's Death"

Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr. was convicted of tampering with IV bags at a surgical center, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. Prosecutors stated that Ortiz surreptitiously placed tainted IV bags into a warming bin at the facility and waited for them to be used in his colleagues' surgeries. He faces up to 190 years in prison and was found guilty of multiple counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury and intentional adulteration of a drug.

via The Associated Press|

#crime-and-justice #dallas #doctor

crime-and-justice1 year ago•1 min saved

"Anesthesiologist Raynaldo Ortiz Convicted of IV Bag Tampering in Dallas"

Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr. has been convicted of tampering with IV bags at a surgical center, resulting in the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. He faces up to 190 years in prison for four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product, and five counts of intentional adulteration of a drug. Ortiz surreptitiously placed tainted IV bags into a warming bin at the facility and waited for them to be used in his colleagues’ surgeries, while facing disciplinary action for an alleged medical mistake in one of his own surgeries.

via ABC News|

#anesthesiologist #crime-and-justice #dallas