Doctor in long delayed hearing over blunder says he thought baby was choking
A Hong Kong doctor accused of a blunder that left a boy permanently disabled 16 years ago said he did not return to the hospital to examine the infant as he mistook the emergency for a choking case, the Medical Council heard on Sunday.
Testifying for the first time at the hearing, Dr Sit Sou-chi contested an allegation that he had failed to conduct all necessary and immediate investigations of newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after he had a seizure on December 22, 2009,...
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A Hong Kong doctor accused of a blunder that left a boy permanently disabled 16 years ago said he did not return to the hospital to examine the infant as he mistook the emergency for a choking case, the Medical Council heard on Sunday.
Testifying for the first time at the hearing, Dr Sit Sou-chi contested an allegation that he had failed to conduct all necessary and immediate investigations of newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after he had a seizure on December 22, 2009,...
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3351495/doctor-long-delayed-hearing-over-blunder-says-he-thought-baby-was-choking?utm_source=rss_feed