Patients at Ascension hospital network given lethal doses of narcotics after disastrous cyberattack READ MORE: FBI issues warning about record number of US hospital hacks By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.
Com Published: 13:51 EDT, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 14:48 EDT, 19 June 2024 e-mail 8 View comments A cyberattack on a major American hospital system has caused lethal medication mix ups including patients administered narcotics by mistake, leading to an admission to intensive care for life-threatening breathing difficulties. In another case, a female patient suffered a cardiac arrest and died after data mishaps delayed test results that would determine her life-saving treatment. Elsewhere, a nurse working for the Kansas branch of the major medical group recalled a 'near miss,' which involved him almost administering a lethal dose of narcotic to a baby — because of false paperwork.
Employees at Ascension, a Catholic healthcare system with more than 140 facilities across the country, said these patients are just some of those suffering from the continued fallout of a cyberattack last month. The healthcare giant 'detected unusual activity' across its networks, which left doctors and nurses locked out of digital systems and unable to access vital details about patients' care. ICU nurse Melissa LaRue at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore (above), said she almost administered a dangerously wrong dose of a drug - a patient's blood pressure medication An.
