OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed to a hospital, where she died hours later.
Associated PressAn exterior view of The Mulberry at Waverly nursing home is seen, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Waverly, Neb. A 74-year-old woman was mistakenly pronounced dead at the nursing home Monday morning has died at a Lincoln hospital, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
It's not clear how often this happens, but at least two similar incidents have been reported at funeral homes in New York and Iowa in the past 18 months. Workers at Butherus Maser & Love Funeral Home noticed she was still breathing just before noon immediately after laying her on the embalming table, Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said.The woman was taken to a Lincoln hospital, where she died Monday afternoon.
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