父は病院の助言を受けて水を飲みすぎで死ぬ;セントヴィンセントの過失を認める. Father dies from drinking too much water after hospital advice; St. Vincent's admits fault.

59歳の父親のショーン・オドネルは,ダブリンのセントビンセント大学病院の定期的な手続で水を飲むよう勧告された後,水中毒で死亡した. A 59-year-old father, Sean O'Donnell, died from water intoxication after being advised to drink excessive amounts of water following a routine procedure at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin. 彼の家族は高等裁判所の訴訟を和解し、病院は注意義務違反を認めました。 His family settled a High Court action, and the hospital admitted a breach of duty of care. 検視官はこれを極めて稀な医学的誤認事件と判断し,同様な状況のために強制的訓練を勧告した. The coroner ruled it a rare case of medical misadventure, recommending mandatory training for similar situations.