On the 10th of March emergency medical aid was being given to a 52-year-old worker of the Salonit Anhovo company, who injured himself at the workplace. After failed resuscitation at the hospital, doctors suspected a technical error. An investigation revealed that the pipes which were supposed to give oxygen gave nitrous oxide i.e. laughing gas.
The head of the hospital, Nataša Fikfak, said the doctors who carried out the resuscitation on the patient suspected that something was wrong in the reanimation unit. According to Fikfak, the two doctors noticed no sign of improvement regarding the patient's status. They then checked the oxygen installations and when of them tested the installation by putting the mask on herself she fainted.
"The tragic event has shaken the hospital. We realize that the safe treatment of patients is our priority and we have therefore undertaken all necessary measures to prevent such events from happening again," said Fikfak. She also showed how the installations cannot be mistakenly switched and ruled out human error during the resuscitation process.
The case is under investigation by the police.