poor man
he family of a pensioner who died in hospital after mistakenly drinking a bottle of hand sanitiser has agreed an out-of-court settlement, it's emerged.
John Haughey, 76, was in a confused state when he drank a full 535ml bottle of Purell hand sanitiser which was attached to his bed, Hull Royal Infirmary on September 2015.
It is believed he was suffering from a chest infection when he was admitted onto one of the hospital?s wards five days earlier.
After quickly losing consciousness Mr Haughey developed bronchopneumonia due to acute alcohol toxicity.
A legal investigation found that staff failed to act
'Confused' pensioner dies after drinking hand sanitiser attached to his hospital bed - Mirror Online