Patient died after tube error not spotted by trainee doctor - inquest

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By Pat Hurst, PA Media

A retired fireman died after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lungs instead of his stomach, an inquest has heard.

A trainee hospital doctor then failed to spot the error on X-rays, Bolton Coroner’s Court was told, and Terry Butler, 83, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, developed pneumonia as a result and died a month later on February 16 this year.