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Sat, 01 Jun, 2013 03:12:14 AM
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A court on Friday accused a physician and two nurses of a hospital for their negligence in duty, which caused death of a patient.
 
The Central Ostrobothnia district court convicted the doctor and the nurses and awarded financial punishment as it observed that their negligence resulted death to 16 years old girl in 2010.
 
The girl was taken to the hospital after drinking glass cleaner containing methanol.
 
She died in the hospital after two days of the incident.
 
The court observed that the hospital staff did not take necessary measures quickly at that time.
 
The doctor was fined his 60 days salary amounting EUR 5,580 while the nurses were fined their 15 days salaries amount EUR 390 each.
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