A Hong Kong girl who suffered a cardiac arrest while receiving stitches for a head wound in a public hospital died on Wednesday, and the Coroner’s Court will follow up on the case.
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Lai Sum-yuet died on Wednesday morning at age five at Princess Margaret Hospital, where she was being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit after the suspected medical blunder about eight months ago.
“[Sum-yuet’s] condition started to deteriorate earlier this week and she was in a critical state,” a spokesman for the Kowloon West group of public hospitals said. “Her condition continued to worsen and she died on [Wednesday] morning.”
“The cluster is deeply saddened over the patient’s death and offers its deepest condolences.”
Clinical psychologists had been arranged to offer counselling to the family,” he added.
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The hospital would maintain communication with the family and offer all possible assistance, the spokesman said.
“The cluster is highly concerned about the incident and will fully facilitate relevant judicial procedures. The case had also been referred to the Coroner’s Court for follow-up,” the spokesman added.