An elderly woman in the USA nearly died in the morgue where she was taken after being declared dead by mistake. It has been reported New York Times.
The incident occurred at an Alzheimer’s care center in Iowa in early January.
According to the information obtained, it was determined by the center officials that the woman died. Later, the “corpse” was taken to the funeral home, but the staff of the institution, who opened the bag, saw that the patient was alive and nearly drowned in the bag.
A 66-year-old woman has been at the center since 2021 and has been diagnosed with senile brain degeneration. His condition has deteriorated sharply in recent months. Early on the morning of January 3rd, a staff member noticed that the patient was not responding to him, and after speaking to the nurse they announced that she was dead, then they called the woman’s daughter and obtained permission to take the body to the funeral. House.
After the woman was rescued, she was diagnosed with hypothermia and respiratory failure in the hospital where she was taken. The patient refused resuscitation, so she was sent back to the hospice where she died two days later.
The center was fined $10,000 after an incident that made a mistake in detecting the death.
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