Thursday 26 August 2021

Hospitals told to remove toxic chemical after children left with burns and patients injected by mistake

Hospitals told to remove toxic chemical after children left with burns and patients injected by mistake The NHS has ordered the removal of a toxic corrosive liquid from all clinical areas after more than 30 incidents of patients and staff being left with serious injuries, including burns, when it was injected by mistake or spilled.

A safety alert issued on Wednesday by NHS England said all bottles of liquefied phenol 80 per cent concentration should be taken out of use and replaced by safer alternatives. The Independent 

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