The Freistadt Clinic, in a small town of the same name near the Czech border, said it was 'deeply shocked' and described the incident as a 'tragic mistake'. It comes after an Austrian hospital admitted to amputating the wrong leg of one of its elderly patients during what should have been a routine procedure earlier this year. The management of the institution involved said in a statement that 'the causes and circumstances of this medical error have been analysed in detail', internal procedures discussed with the team and training provided. While the 43-year-old defendant said her actions were due to 'human error', the judge found her guilty of gross negligence and fined her 2,700 euros ($3,060), with half the amount suspended (file picture)
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