DOVER-FOXCROFT — Mayo Regional Hospital in Maine says there’ll be no disciplinary action for staff following an overdose death in its emergency room.
The Dover-Foxcroft hospital completed an internal investigation into the death of a 51-year-old man who arrived in the emergency room suffering from an allergic reaction on June 4.
Hospital officials told the Bangor Daily News that Timothy Harvey of Atkinson died after receiving 10 times the normal dose of epinephrine, commonly known as adrenaline. The hospital immediately took responsibility for the mistake.
Marketing director Tom Lizotte says the hospital has made procedural changes to avoid a repeat. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is doing its own investigation.
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