Overview
- The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed Nov. 6 in Alachua County by the child’s mother, Dominique Page.
- It names UF Health Shands, the University of Florida, and multiple clinicians, alleging a fatal medication error and systemic safety failures.
- The suit says Dr. Jiabi Chen entered 15 mmol instead of 1.5 mmol of potassium phosphate; two doses were given, the last at 8:28 p.m. on March 3, followed by cardiac arrest at 9:02 p.m.
- Filings claim the hospital’s system issued a ‘Red Flag’ alert and that required monitoring and oversight were lacking for the high-risk medication.
- The complaint alleges delayed resuscitation, including more than 20 minutes to intubate after a Code Blue, leading to irreversible brain injury; the boy died on March 18, 2024, and UF Health declined specific comment citing HIPAA.