Nurse injects lethal dose of coffee and milk into patient's IV drip
3 November FOX News
An 80-year-old patient in a Rio de Janeiro clinic died after a
student nurse accidentally injected coffee into her veins, Medical Daily
reported. The nurse, 23-year-old Rejane Moreira Telles, defended her
mistake in a television interview, saying "anyone can get
confused."Telles had only three days of experience at the clinic before
the incident. She accidentally administered an intravenous drip filled
with coffee and milk to Palmerina Pires Riberio, who died hours after
the fluid was injected in her body.
According to Medical Daily, Telles told reporters she knew of the
risks before administering the feed. However, she claimed she hadn't
been trained in the procedure.
"As they [the feed and blood drips] were next to each other, anyone
can get confused," Telles told Brazilian TV Globo's Fantastico. "I
injected the coffee, and I put it in the wrong place."Telles, two nurses
and another student have been indicted for manslaughter. Doctors told
Globo's Fantastico that through the IV feed, the coffee would have
traveled straight to Ribeiro's heart and lungs.Ribeiro's daughter,
Loreni Ribeiro, said she witnessed the incident."I saw my mother was
agitated, she opened her mouth, and this youngster put coffee with milk
into the veins of my mother. Half a glass," Loreni said.
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