An ambulance was dispatched to attend a 55 year-old patient with heart failure in the community.
An ambulance was dispatched to attend a 55 year-old patient with heart failure in the community. While treating this patient, a paramedic mistakenly pushes 4 milligrams of intravenous norepinephrine instead of the intended lookalike vial of 1 milligram of bumetanide (Bumex®). The patient immediately…