At Least 10 Patients Dead After US Nurse Allegedly Replaced Fentanyl IV Bags With Tap Water
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The nurse had allegedly injected the patients with non-sterile tap water to cover up their misuse of the hospital's supply of pain medication, namely fentanyl.
As many as 10 patients in the United States may have died after a nurse at an Oregon hospital allegedly swapped fentanyl intravenous (IV) drips with tap water. According to the New York Post, police are investigating the theft of medication prescribed to patients at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford. The case came to light after officials at the hospital alerted the cops early last month that they believed a former employee had stolen medication.
Citing sources NBC affiliate KOBIreported that 9 to 10 people at the hospital had died from infections. Sources also told the outlet that the nurse had injected the patients with non-sterile tap water to cover up their misuse of the hospital's supply of pain medication, namely fentanyl. The alleged swap had been affecting patients since at least the fall of 2022, KOBI reported.
Two people whose relatives died at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center said that hospital officials notified them that the deaths were due to infections resulting from their pain medication being replaced with non-sterile tap water.
