Hospitals under oxygen inspection
By WANG HUAZHONG | China Daily | Updated: 2010-04-14 08:20
A child receives oxygen at a hospital in Chenzhou, Hunan province, on April 11. Local health and drug inspection authorities have launched a campaign to crack down on the use of industrial oxygen in medical procedures. Zhao Zhongzhi / Xinhua |
BEIJING - Authorities in Chenzhou of Central China's Hunan province are checking the authenticity of medical-grade oxygen in all hospitals, after a children's hospital was found to have purchased thousands of cylinders of industrial-grade oxygen from illegal suppliers.
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