Deaths of nine Panama babies by acute poisoning

Deaths of nine Panama babies by acute poisoning
THE NINE premature babies who died recently at a Panama Social Security Fund (CSS) hospital died from poisoning.

Humberto Mas, director of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science, said Monday, August 19, that the infants died of the benzyl alcohol component of the drug heparin.

He said that now it will be up to the judicial authorities to determine more precisely how the drug was used in order to determine responsibilities.
"I can only give scientific information. I have already told the parents, that it was" acute poisoning ".
Parents of the children say that there was human error and are seeking justice.