An infusion tube delivering medicine to a premature baby at a Hong Kong public hospital was closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death three years ago, an inquest has heard.Two nurses testified at the Coroner’s Court on Friday about the circumstances of what Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin acknowledged as a “serious untoward event” on June 13, 2023.Both witnesses said they had no idea why a three-way valve controlling the flow of medicine to the baby was closed, even though it had been working properly and no alarm had gone off.
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FRI · 2026-07-10 · 14:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0710-92010
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Nurses baffled by closed medicine tube to premature baby, inquest hears
An inquest is underway in Hong Kong concerning the death of a premature baby at Prince of Wales Hospital three years ago. Two nurses testified at the Coroner's Court that an infusion tube delivering medicine to the baby was found closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-10 · 14:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An inquest is underway in Hong Kong concerning the death of a premature baby at Prince of Wales Hospital three years ago. Two nurses testified at the Coroner's Court that an infusion tube delivering medicine to the baby was found closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death. The hospital has acknowledged this as a "serious untoward event" that occurred on June 13, 2023. Both nurses stated they could not explain why the three-way valve controlling the medicine flow was closed, as it had been functioning correctly and had not triggered any alarms. The inquest aims to determine the circumstances surrounding this incident.
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Prince of Wales Hospital acknowledged the event as a 'serious untoward event'.
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Two nurses testified at the Coroner’s Court about the circumstances of the event.
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The nurses had no idea why the three-way valve was closed.
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The valve had been working properly and no alarm had gone off.
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An infusion tube delivering medicine to a premature baby was closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death.
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