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Emily Tsang

A hospital is investigating how a 24-day-old baby girl fell out of an incubator earlier­ this month – and was later found ­to have suffered a brain haemorrhage.
Kwong Wah Hospital, in Yau Ma Tei, revealed yesterday that the newborn, who was in the Special Baby Care Unit at the time, also developed erythema – redness of skin – on the head, neck and back, but that she was in a stable condition.
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A spokesman for the hospital said an investigation panel of multidisciplinary experts had been formed and would submit a report in eight weeks.
The infant was first admitted to Kwong Wah suffering from a respiratory problem.
On the afternoon of May 6, she was in an incubator for observation by a nurse, who confirmed it was properly closed, according to the hospital.
Fifteen minutes later, the nurse and her colleague heard the baby girl crying, and found her on the floor, with one of the windows of the incubator open.
The baby was conscious and her vital signs were normal.


A mother, who was in the same cubicle taking care of her baby, said she heard something drop to the floor, but did not ­witness the incident.
A medical examination found redness of the skin on the baby’s head, neck and back, but no other injuries. But another test five days later revealed a small haemorrhage of the brain.
The doctors believed no intervention was needed for what they considered a mild injury, but the baby was still kept under observation to make sure.
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“It is a very rare incident for an infant to have fallen from an incubator – almost unheard of in the past few years,” paediatrics expert Professor Ellis Hon Kam-lun of Chinese University, said.
The academic added the incubator would have been about one metre from the ground and it was lucky the girl did not suffer more serious injuries.
“It is still worrying that the infant has suffered a haemorrhage. Even if she fully recovers in time, the doctor will have to monitor her growth to ensure the damage is not lasting,” Hon said.
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Susanna Lee Wai-yee, president of the Asia-Pacific Paediatric Nurses Association, said it was not possible for a baby to fall from the working window of the incubator as it was too small for an infant to go through.
“The working window is for medical staff to put their hands in to care for the babies without needing to open the door of the incubator,” Lee said.
“The design of it is unlikely to allow a baby to fall out on its own.”
The baby’s parents were notified of the situation and the hospital has expressed regret over the incident.


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Baby who was admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital with a respiratory problem was later found to have suffered small brain haemorrhage


How did a 24-day-old baby fall out of a closed incubator? Probe at Hong Kong hospital after girl suffers brain haemorrhage

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