Australian Woman Sues Over Medication Mix-Up

0:00It's April 15th. Welcome to Sydney News Today, powered by AI. A 36 year old woman from Australia's top end is taking the Northern Territory Government to court over a major medical mix-up during routine, risk surgery back in March 2022. At Palmerston Regional Hospital, a doctor meant to give her an anti-nauzia med, called on-dance detron, but accidentally pushed 10 milligrams of, metaraminol instead, a drug for low blood pressure that she didn't even need. That error sent her straight to the emergency room, into an induced coma, and then to intensive care royal Darwin hospital, where Doc's diagnosed. Severe heart issues tied to the overdose. Kimberly Gleed says it left her with a hypoxic brain injury, cognitive problems, PTSD, depression, and more, wrecking her health and ability to work. The government owns up to the mistake in breaching their duty of care, even that she suffered some harm. But they're pushing back on claims it was a toxic dose or cause all those exact injuries.

1:03The case heads back to court on May 18th, so we'll see how the judge weighs the damages she's chasing for care, bills, and lost wages.