Serious allegations against a doctor in the Vienna Akh: the doctor would have given an older patient an overdose of medication. The 88 -year -old woman died. The office of the Vienna Public Procuringor.
The patient was sick of cancer, only had limited kidney function and also suffered from breathing difficulties, as the courier reported on Wednesday. Her general condition was also assessed as “poor”.
But although the woman did not suffer from pain, an opioid would have been administered twice. In particular, it is said that the senior doctor, who is now in Focus, has ordered the administration of Vendal, who can suppress breathing in a high dose and, according to the magazine, can lead to death.
The woman has never expressed the wish to die and also showed “to live to live” how a presentation of the fact is cited. Treatment against breathing difficulties in the hospital also struck.
Nursing staff expressed worries
With regard to the choice of painkillers, the nursing staff had worried and contacted the superiors of the senior doctor. The drug is mainly concerned in elderly patients with limited kidney function, and it must also be dosed low accordingly.
The supervisor then forbade the administration of the medicine, but after a few hours the woman received the remedy. Since the staff refused, the senior doctor in question even laid the infusion himself.
After a few hours, the woman died shortly before midnight on November 13, 2024. According to the report, the medicine would have been transferred six times. The doctor’s supervisor then informed rectorate and public prosecutor.
Until further notice period, the doctor cannot provide patients
The senior doctor himself was subsequently deducted and was not allowed to provide patients until further notice, according to the AKH to the courier. The Vienna Public Prosecution Service office is investigating roughly negligent murder.
Source: Krone
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