Surgeon fined $3,000 for amputating patient's wrong leg
The hospital released a statement following the incident, which it called a "tragic mistake, caused by human error."
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The hospital released a statement following the incident, which it called a "tragic mistake, caused by human error."
An Austrian court has fined a surgeon 2,700 euros ($3,050) for mistakenly amputating the wrong leg of a patient.
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