Fake acupuncturist banned after puncturing patient's lung
Doctors' notes say she was lucky the injury wasn't fatal, reveals HCCC investigation
19th February 2020
This story has been corrected: see footnote below
A woman working as an unregistered 'acupuncturist' in a shopping centre caused a left-sided pneumothorax after placing needles near her patient’s collarbone while treating her for a headache, says the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC).
The patient was admitted to hospital with a left apical pneumothorax after presenting in ED with shortness of breath around 30 minutes after the acupuncture treatment.
The HCCC found Liya Rong