Quaid's Twins Given Accidental Overdose¶
News, C., & Press, A. (2007). Quaid's Twins Given Accidental Overdose. CBS News.
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- Medication Error
- The infants were supposed to receive Hep-Lock, a diluted heparin flush (10 units/mL), but were instead given heparin at 10,000 units/mL — a thousand-fold overdose
This sourceCedars-Sinai's chief medical officer stated that three patients, including Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, each received vials of heparin at 10,000 units per milliliter instead of 10 units per milliliter, a dose 1,000 times stronger than prescribed.
- The infants were supposed to receive Hep-Lock, a diluted heparin flush (10 units/mL), but were instead given heparin at 10,000 units/mL — a thousand-fold overdose
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