New born dies after given ‘laughing gas’

A baby has died and another is in critical condition after both were administered “laughing gas” instead of oxygen at a hospital in Sydney. The error was the result of a faulty gas line which was dispensing nitrous oxide at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. A doctor discovered the problem after the baby died unexpectedly. New South Wales […]

A baby has died and another is in critical condition after both were administered “laughing gas” instead of oxygen at a hospital in Sydney.
The error was the result of a faulty gas line which was dispensing nitrous oxide at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. A doctor discovered the problem after the baby died unexpectedly.
New South Wales Health Minister Jillian Skinner said she felt “profound sorrow” at the “tragic mistake” and ordered an investigation.