Hong Kong public hospital gave patient 10 times prescribed sedative dose in medical blunder

Staff at a Hong Kong public hospital injected a patient with 10 times the prescribed dose of a sedative last month, the latest in a string of recent medical blunders.

Tuen Mun Hospital said on Friday that the patient had visited its accident and emergency department on October 18 and was transferred to its intensive care unit (ICU) because of a medical condition.

“In the emergency department, the patient was prescribed sedation to assist the subsequent medical procedures,” a hospital spokesman said.

“Before being transferred to ICU, medical staff discovered that the dosage of the sedative injection received by the patient was 10 times the prescription.”

The spokesman said the patient was sent to ICU according to the initial arrangement and showed no abnormal reaction, while remaining under close monitoring by medical staff.

The patient is now in a stable condition and has been transferred to the general ward.

The hospital declined to reveal the patient’s gender or age, citing privacy protections.

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