A five-year-old girl died in July after she received a lethal dose of the local anesthetic liodcaine during treatment for a broken arm at Family Medical Clinic in McDonough, Ga., according to a report by The Republic.
According to a local coroner, a provider at the Family Medical Clinic gave the girl a lethal dose of anesthesia. Jeff Lane, director of investigations for the Georgia Composite Medical Board, said he could not comment on whether the board is investigating the death.
Read the Republic report on lidocaine.
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According to a local coroner, a provider at the Family Medical Clinic gave the girl a lethal dose of anesthesia. Jeff Lane, director of investigations for the Georgia Composite Medical Board, said he could not comment on whether the board is investigating the death.
Read the Republic report on lidocaine.
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Inglewood Surgeon Surrenders License After Patient Death From Anesthesia Overdose
Oklahoma Surgery Center, Specialty Hospital Pay $1M for Failure to Control Regulated Drugs
6 Traits Anesthesiologists Look for in a Surgery Center