YESTERDAY WE REPORTED ON A NEWBORN infant that was seriously burned when a fire occured inside his incubator (Firegeezer report HERE.) on Tuesday morning.
The event took place at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, in the Twin Cities area.
The owner of the hospital, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, has issued a press release with an update on the occurrence. It says in part:
Events like this are extraordinarily rare. Nothing like this has occurred at any Allina facility within memory, and we are unaware of any other hospital experiencing such an event.
The facts of the event, as we know them and are at liberty to share, are as follows:
- An infant was in an open-topped bassinet under a warmer, and was using an oxygen hood, a device fitted over the face to supply additional oxygen.
- For reasons unknown at this time, something within the oxygen-enriched environment of the bassinet ignited. Nursing staff were with the baby at the time, and the flame was put out immediately.
- Health privacy laws prevent us from sharing the infant’s condition.
- No other patients, nurses or other staff were injured.
- The infant was subsequently transferred to another facility for further care.
Mercy Hospital officials are working with the Coon Rapids and Minnesota state fire departments to investigate the cause of this incident, and evaluate the equipment being used. We are also in touch with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
You can read the entire statement HERE.
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