Was sent home with a broken hip – no x-ray

An elderly man was sent home from the emergency room with a broken hip, without first being examined with an X-ray, reports P4 Uppland.

It was last winter that the man fell and sought care. An orthopedist examined him and determined that no X-ray examination was necessary.

A few weeks later, the man’s wife discovered that he had not left his bed since coming home to the nursing home. After another visit to the emergency room, the man was x-rayed and it was found that his hip was broken.

Now the Inspectorate for Care and Care (Ivo) has received a notification according to Lex Maria.