The New Brunswick hospital that fired a nurse over suspicions that she gave patients a labour-inducing drug without permission says that they believe only two patients were affected.
CTV News has learned that as many as 120 emergency C-sections performed over the last two years could be involved.
“Our investigation at this point has identified these two patients, and these two patients alone,” Gillespie said. Gillespie says that while other cases of emergency cesearean sections may seem related, the numbers are not unusual for a hospital of its size. Two weeks ago, a case requiring an emergency cesarean section raised suspicions that the mother had been given Oxytocin without a prescription. Those suspicions prompted the investigation.Gillespie said that regular usage requires a physician to prescribe the use of the drug before being administered by a nurse.
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