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“She believed the only plausible explanation was an air embolism in the infant's body that had been caused either accidentally or deliberately.”
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Lucy Letby trial hears injection of just 5ml of air 'murdered' baby
One of the babies allegedly murdered by neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was killed by an injection of a 'spoonful' of air, a paediatrician told her Manchester trial today.www.dailymail.co.uk
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Dr Sandi Bohin, a leading paediatrician called in by Cheshire Police, said the intentional introduction of an air embolism was the only 'plausible explanation' for Baby A's sudden collapse and death at the Countess of Chester Hospital in June 2015.
She believed the only plausible explanation was an air embolism in the infant's body that had been caused either accidentally or deliberately.
'The idea of air getting in accidentally is extremely unlikely,' she told Manchester Crown Court.
Lucy Letby trial hears injection of just 5ml of air 'murdered' baby
She adds that even if air was accidentally administered, there is an electronic pump system which would detect the air and stop the administration.
Dr Bohin explains to the court that could be bypassed further down the line by administering the air embolus via a connector normally used for administering drugs.
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"The lines and the connecting points are filled with saline so even the tiniest of air bubbles could not get in. It is ingrained in nursing staff."
She said the amount of air likely to be fatal in an infant such as Child A, who weighed just 3lb 5oz (1.6kg) at birth, was a "teaspoon of air".
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Question: Is it impartial to selectively quote to give the impression that a teaspoon of air was administered accidentally, not just in baby A but in multiple babies?