Gasfitter charged over death of baby given wrong gas
A man allegedly responsible for a gas mix-up at a Sydney hospital has been charged with a newborn's manslaughter
A gasfitter has been charged with manslaughter over the death a newborn baby who was given the wrong gas in a Sydney neonatal ward.
The baby died of severe hypoxaemia 57 minutes after he was born in operating theatre eight in Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital in July, 2016.
He required resuscitation after his birth and while medical staff believed they were administering oxygen, the boy was given nitrous oxide from the theatre’s neonatal medical gas system, killing him.
The incorrect gas connection was discovered the following week.
