Agen: opening a criminal investigation following the death of two … – Le Figaro

Agen: opening a criminal investigation following the death of two … – Le Figaro

A handling error in the composition of a drug solution would have accelerated the death of a man of 81 years and women 84 years.

The prosecution Agen opened last Friday a criminal investigation for manslaughter, intended to clarify the deaths of two patients in the Holy Spirit Agen hospital. There are two weeks, a man of 81 years and a woman of 84 years died as a result of “serious diseases” while on intensive care unit. He had announced the same day a “possible composition of solute bad.”

A solute produced locally would have accelerated double death

This is This mixture of drug products is mainly implicated. Because he had exceptionally be performed on-site at the Holy Spirit Hospital, due to a supply disruption. After analysis it was found that the dose of calcium contained was abnormal. Information which suggests that a dosing error has occurred. In this regard, the hotel staff was heard by investigators.

This information will include judicial allow justice to conduct appraisals. “What we want now is to know the findings of the investigation justice prevails against all the rest, and be able to continue our mission of care to our patients,” summarizes Jazeron Florian, the director of the hospital .

Everything is made “transparent”

On the side of the hospital staff, a member of the Supervisory Board expressed the need to develop new organizational measures. “It will put in place the necessary means to avoid being again out of stock. And if it ever happens again, you must lock the procedure to prevent manufacturing errors. But nothing says for now that’s the case here. Nothing says that there has been a breach of good practices …, “he says carefully.

Florian Jazeron a part stated that” no administrative decision has been made. There can not be any stance as the investigations of justice are not finished. ” He received the first day of the case support the mayor of Agen, Jean Dionis du Séjour. Who is also the president of the Holy Spirit Hospital Supervisory Board made sure everything was “transparent”, adding that “the victims’ families were notified with clarity.”