Liability Risk and Insurance
Wrong nebulizer caused baby death
A coroner has returned a verdict of accidental death contributed to by neglect in the case of a four-month-old baby that died
after the wrong nebulizer tube was used. Instead of helping him breathe, it blocked his throat. The baby was recovering from
a tracheotomy when the nebulizer tube was fitted. Nurses had failed to check whether the nebulizer was the correct one.