It was the first publicised medical incident at the city’s children’s hospital. Photo: Dickson Lee
Newborn girl’s heart stopped beating in suspected blunder at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
- Infant, who has congenital heart disease, was given three infusions to raise potassium levels in her blood
- During third infusion, baby developed a slower than normal heart rate. That was followed by asystole, a form of cardiac arrest in which heart stops beating
It was the first publicised medical incident at the city’s children’s hospital. Photo: Dickson Lee