Is morphine overdosed or hospitalized patient dies Osaka Neyagawa December 11 12:27
In October, at the hospital in Neyagawa City, Osaka, a 70-year-old woman who was hospitalized with cancer died, and the police are investigating the details of the suspicion that medical morphine was overdose.
In October, a 70-year-old woman who was hospitalized for the treatment of lung cancer died at the Osaka Prefectural Tuberculosis Prevention Society Osaka Hospital in Neyagawa City.
According to the hospital, the woman was given medical morphine by machine, but the nurse found it unconscious and then died.
The police who were contacted looked into the situation and found that the woman was suspected of dying from acute morphine poisoning.
The hospital operating corporation explained to the interview that the dial of the machine that adjusts the morphine dose was set to be significantly higher than the appropriate amount, and the nurse accidentally touched the dial and the setting changed. There is a possibility that.
The police are investigating the details of the situation, such as listening to stories from hospital officials, for suspicion of negligence and death due to excessive administration of morphine.
The Osaka Prefectural Tuberculosis Prevention Association Osaka Hospital said, “I wish my heartfelt condolences to those who have died. "