Irish doctor died after being given wrong medication, UK inquest hears

"Professor Ray McMahon was aged 68 when he was taken to a Manchester hospital with a fever on February 18 of this year. He initially received treatment for a chest infection and was later moved to an intensive care unit. After receiving a dose of the incorrect medication, he suffered a cardiac arrest and subsequently died, the BBC reported. Prof McMahon was originally from the Lower Canal Road in Galway city and moved to the UK more than 40 years ago."

"He was given the wrong drug by staff at Wythenshawe Hospital, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation trust, where he worked as a consultant histopathologist. The inquest into his death heard a "cascade of errors" led to him suffering an overdose of the wrong medication. Prof McMahon is survived by his wife Claire and his three daughters, Aoife, Niamh and Sorcha."

Professor Ray McMahon, 68, was admitted to Wythenshawe Hospital on February 18 with a fever and treated for a chest infection before transfer to intensive care. Hospital staff administered an incorrect drug dose that caused a cardiac arrest and his subsequent death. An inquest found a cascade of system and individual failures produced an overdose of the wrong medication. Prof McMahon worked as a consultant histopathologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and had emigrated from Galway over 40 years earlier. He is survived by his wife Claire and daughters Aoife, Niamh and Sorcha, who say the hospital failed him.

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