The doctors mistakenly injected into the brain of the child glue

Astronomical sum compensation of 24 million pounds received a 13-year-old girl from London who became victims of gross medical error. Doctors injected her famous hospital glue in the brain.

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Maisha Najib Essex from English to 10 years was completely healthy and happy child, but then suddenly felt ill, and in June 2010, was hospitalized. Doctors discovered she had a rare disorder in which the arteries and veins are entangled with each other, which can cause bleeding. The girl had to go through the regular procedure of embolization, which included the injection of glue to block the bleeding vessels, as well as injections of a harmless coloring matter to check the blood flow in the brain.

Doctors elite London hospital Great Ormond Street Hospital syringes mixed up, and instead of that of the liquid dye injected through an artery in the brain of the patient little glue. Medical error   It caused catastrophic and irreversible brain damage. Yesterday, the High Court in London approved the agreement between the hospital administration and the girls family.

The family will receive simultaneous compensation of 2, 8 million pounds medical error And annually to reach 383 000 Maisha 19th anniversary. After this amount will rise to 423,000 and will be paid every year, while the patient is still alive. Some experts believe that it may well live to 64. The hospital admitted its guilt and apologized to the doctors the child's parents.

The judge expressed his hope that the award will make life as comfortable as possible Mayshi. The money will be mainly spent on the clock care for a child who is in a wheelchair. After the injection adhesive Maisha lost most of motor and cognitive skills. Family lawyer Najib urged the leadership of the hospital in the future to sign all syringes to avoid such horrific medical errors. (READ MORE)

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