Elderly woman dies after hospital power cut
The 75-year old woman was in the ICU at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital when a relative discovered the ventilator no longer had electricity late Monday night and alerted the hospital staff.
27 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
An elderly woman has died while on a ventilator after a power cut at a hospital, local media reported.
The 75-year old woman was in the ICU at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital when a relative discovered the ventilator no longer had electricity late Monday night and alerted the hospital staff.
The woman passed away after her condition worsened because the ventilator was not working, a family member told Addu Online.
The hospital denied the patient had died because the ventilator was no longer connected.
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