A baby suffered a severe brain injury due to a medical error at Kristiansund Hospital when they were only a few months old. The child now requires extensive care and has received over 18 million Norwegian kroner in compensation after two rounds of claims. Recently, the state was ordered to pay an additional 800,000 kroner for home modifications to accommodate the child's needs. The hospital failed to transfer the infant to a specialized facility in Ålesund in time, leading to oxygen deprivation and subsequent brain damage. The Patient Injury Compensation Board concluded there was likely a link
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Official sources cited
- government Patient Injury Compensation Board
