Patient Bleeds To Death During Surgery Because Of Spelling Mistake
An inquest has heard how a patient bled to death during surgery at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, because of a “spelling mistake” Pensioner Irmgard Cooper, 85, bled to death on the operating table after blood which was intended for her was sent back due to the incorrect spelling of her name. The Independent reports: An inquest at North London Coroner’s Court heard her name had been spelt as “Irngard” instead of Irmgard. Ms Cooper – who is originally from Germany – had undergone an operation to repair a large bulge in the main artery to her heart when the mistake occurred.