An accident occurred in the operating room of the United Hospital on Saturday (18th). The operating lamp suddenly fell from the ceiling and fell on the operating bed.
According to the Hospital Authority, an anesthesia assistant was hit by a surgical lamp and injured his shoulder. It was initially found that the accident may be related to the screw state of the surgical lamp. There are five surgical lamps of the same model in the United Hospital that have similar problems, and the contractor will arrange to replace them as soon as possible.
In addition, the contractor is also inspecting the operating lights of the same brand in other public hospitals, which is expected to be completed in the next few days.
It is reported that several surgeries originally arranged in the operating room yesterday will also be postponed.
The Hospital Authority stated that it received a report from the United Hospital yesterday that an anesthesia assistant was injured in the shoulder by a suddenly falling operating light in the operating room.
Although there were no patients in the operating room at the time of the incident, and no other staff or operations were affected, the Hospital Authority also pointed out that some non-emergency surgical services may need to be rescheduled, but emphasized that emergency surgical services will remain normal, and public hospitals will notify patients as soon as possible affected patients.
It is understood that a set of surgical lamps and brackets suddenly fell from the ceiling and fell on the operating bed. Fortunately, no patients were present at the time.
It is reported that the operating room is not newly built, and there has been no construction recently. It is suspected that it may be related to dilapidation and disrepair.
In addition, the operation was originally scheduled for several operations yesterday, and it is reported that they will also be postponed.
The Hospital Authority pointed out that it took the incident very seriously and notified the hospital clusters to temporarily avoid using this type of surgical light, and immediately arranged maintenance contractors to inspect 29 operating rooms of the same type of surgical lights in public hospitals.
After preliminary investigation, the accident may be related to the screw state of the surgical lamp. Five surgical lamps of the same model had similar problems in United Hospital. The contractor will arrange to replace them as soon as possible.
In addition, the contractor is expected to complete the inspection of the same brand of surgical lights in other hospitals in the next few days.
The United Hospital has reported the incident in detail to the Head Office of the Hospital Authority through the Early Incident Reporting System. cause of the incident and submit a report upon completion.
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