A 23-year-old nurse purportedly injected coffee and
milk into the veins of an 80-year-old patient at a clinic in Rio de Janeiro.
The elderly woman dies after the student nurse injected
the substance inside her vein. Though the nurse claimed it was a mistake and
later defended herself in a television interview and said “anyone can get
confused.”
The nurse had only three days experience and was
still under training when the incident happened. The patient died few hours
after the fluid was injected in her body.
According to Medical Daily Report, the nursing
student told the media that she had not been trained in the procedure of
administering the IV feed and she knew she was actually taking a risk.
“As the feed and blood drips were next to each
other, anyone can get confused. I injected the coffee and I putted it in the wrong
place.” Telles told Brazilian TV Globo’s Fantastico.
The nurse has been indicated for manslaughter along
with another professional nurse who was on duty at that time. The milky coffee
apparently travelled straight into the patient’s heart after she was injected
with it.
