Indore: In yet another case of medical carelessness, an eight-year-old boy died after he was mistakenly administered nitrous oxide instead of oxygen at Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore.
Acting swiftly, the police had sealed the operation theatre and a case in this connection was registered, police said.
- Nitrous Oxide is used in hospitals as anaesthetic agent.
- The condition of another 18-month-old boy was said to be critical.
- A local contractor was under the arrest of police.