Patient injured after slipping while trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital
A patient at Auckland Hospital fell and needed an MRI after trying to stomp on cockroaches in a shower, amid growing complaints about insect infestations in wards.
Staff at Auckland Hospital have reported hundreds of incidents involving fleas and other insects in the facility. One patient slipped and fell while attempting to kill a cluster of cockroaches in a shower, requiring an MRI scan for injuries. The infestations represent a growing problem affecting multiple hospital wards.
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Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
The patient needed an MRI after she slipped while trying to stomp on cockroaches in shower – one of a growing number of complaints about insects in hospital wards, nurses say.
1News
Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Staff at Auckland Hospital have made hundreds of reports about fleas and other insects, and one patient there slipped and fell trying to stomp on a cluster of cockroaches in the shower.
NZ Herald
Patient fell trying to kill cockroaches at Auckland Hospital, fleas hit wards
Claudia Elliot slipped after stomping on cockroaches in shower.