FOX8.com Staff Writer
6:02 AM PDT, August 26, 2010
FINDLAY, Ohio - An Ohio baby died after his system was flushed with alcohol instead of saline during open heart surgery.
According to WLWT in Cincinnati, 7-month-old Tressel had heart issues since birth and parents Emilie and Scott Meinardi knew a procedure would be necessary.
Tressel went into his treatment at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital smiling, but the infant never made it out of the OR. He died over the weekend.
The CEO of the hospital sent a memo to its workers, saying while it cannot disclose specifics about patients to the public, "Families have the right to know their child's medical status, treatment and outcomes. In cases where there has been an error we accept responsibility, admit the error, apologize for it and explain what happened." It went on to say, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of this child, with our caregivers and the entire Cincinnatti Children's family. This is a difficult time for many."
"It just devastates me to imagine not seeing his smiling face again," a family friend told WLWT.
From: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/wjw-ohio-baby-flushed-with-alcohol-dies-txt,0,7925755.story
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