“It was necessary to transfer the newborn to the neonatology service. Since there was no transport incubator, he was placed in a regular crib, and nurses recorded apnea and seizures,” he says. “This situation is extremely dangerous for the newborn, who may suffer irreversible harm,” warns Louis Mos from Sindepor.
The hospital confirmed the problem: “The incident with one of the transport incubators was properly reported, immediately resolved and followed up with a preventive action plan.” Sindepor also reports that “two incubators/intensive care tables” with “oxygen leaks” were received from Santa Maria. The hospital says there has been an “initial intervention” and that the “resuscitation tables are now in perfect working order” as are the transport incubators.
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Sindepor reports that the current ratio in obstetrics is 1 nurse per 10 mothers and 10 children, which is higher than the target of 6 mothers and 6 children.
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San Francisco Xavier Hospital guarantees that “nurse ratios are adequate” but does not disclose current numbers.
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The Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Oeste said the child was “clinically healthy and will be discharged very soon.”
Author: Bernardo Estevez
Source: CM Jornal
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