Tag: medication error
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Irish Doctor Dies in Manchester Hospital After Wrong Medication: Coroner’s Findings
Overview of the Case An Irish doctor, Ray McMahon, whose career spanned several decades, died in a Manchester hospital in February after he was given the wrong medication for a chest infection. A coroner’s inquest has established that the incorrect drug contributed to his cardiac arrest and subsequent death. The case has raised questions about…
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Irish doctor dies in Manchester hospital after med error
Overview An inquest has revealed that an Irish doctor, who spent more than four decades practicing in Britain, died in a Manchester hospital after he was given the wrong medication for a chest infection. The coroner concluded that the medication error contributed to the cardiac arrest that followed. The case has sparked renewed discussion about…
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Irish Doctor Dies in Manchester Hospital After Wrong Drug
Overview of the case A Galway-born doctor who had spent more than four decades in Britain died in a Manchester hospital in February after he was given the wrong medication for a chest infection, a coroner has concluded. The tragedy has prompted calls for transparency and a renewed focus on safety protocols within hospitals to…