Trial on medical incident at Hoa Binh General Hospital resumed
The People’s Court of Hoa Binh city in the northern province of Hoa Binh on May 15 resumed the first-instance trial on a medical incident causing eight deaths at the Hoa Binh General Hospital in May last year.
HoaBinh (VNA) – The People’s Court of Hoa Binhcity in the northern province of Hoa Binh on May 15 resumed the first-instance trialon a medical incident causing eight deaths at the Hoa Binh General Hospital inMay last year.
The trial was delayed on May 7 due to the absence ofa number of concerned people and lawyers.
The defendants includeBui Manh Quoc, born in 1986, residing in the northern province of Bac Ninh, Directorof the Tram Anh Water Treatment Co. Ltd, who was prosecuted for“unintentionally causing deaths.”
The others are Tran VanSon, residing in Hoa Binh city, an official of the medical material andequipment division of the Hoa Binh General Hospital; and Hoang Cong Luong,residing in Hoa Binh city, a doctor of the Department of Intensive Care of theHoa Binh General Hospital. Both Son and Luong were prosecuted for “lackingresponsibility causing serious consequences.”
Former Director of the HoaBinh General Hospital Truong Quy Duong was absent from the trial.
On May 29, 2017, 18patients suffered from symptoms of anaphylactic shock like breathingdifficulty, sudden blood pressure fall, stomach ache and vomiting whilereceiving kidney dialysis at the kidney dialysis division of the Hoa BinhGeneral Hospital’s Department of Intensive Care. Eight of the patients died inthis incident.
According to theindictment of the provincial People’s Procuracy, Quoc directly repaired and maintainedthe Reverse Osmosis (RO) filter system of dialysis machines.
During the process,however, the machines’ water supply tubes were not purified carefully, leavingchemical residue. After pasteurisation of the RO filter system, Quoc did notcheck quality of water samples before handing the system over to the hospital. Hewas charged with “unintentionally causing deaths.”
28-year-old Son, whowas in charge of checking and supervising the replacement and maintenance ofthe filter system, failed to complete his assigned tasks.
Nephrologist Luong, 32,allowed the dialysis treatment to commence without checking water quality.
Both Son and Luong were charged with “lacking responsibility causing serious consequences.”
The court is scheduled to last until May 18, 2018.-VNA
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Defendants at the court (Source: VNA) 
