I was in Broome Hospital several months ago after an accident where I broke my back. I recall I was given morphine for the pain while in ED, and was somehow overdosed - given 100mg instead of 13mg. I spent the night in the High Dependency Unit on oxygen, and was in and out of consciousness for the next 24 hours or so.
At the time, I believe the staff disclosed to myself and my family that the incident happened and that an investigation would be launched. I’ve contacted the Hospital since, however I have still not received any communication on the outcome of the investigation, nor how this error occurred.
I still get symptoms which I believe could be related to this incident, and would not want to see anyone else overdosed, so would appreciate some communication from the Hospital around what has been done to fix this.
"Medication overdose"
About: Broome Health Campus / Emergency Department Broome Health Campus Emergency Department Broome 6725
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