Cath lab tech indicted in hepatitis C outbreak

From CBS News:

Foster’s Daily Democrat reports that Exeter Hospital employees were suspicious of Kwiatkowski’s behavior prior to the outbreak. According to an affidavit, he was allegedly seen leaving the catherization lab during procedures, sweating profusely and attending procedures on his off-days.

Investigators believe he stole syringes containing an anesthetic and injected himself with them. Kwiatkowski then allegedly put another liquid, such as saline, into the syringes, which were later injected into the patients. This illegal abuse of medication in a health care setting is known as “drug diversion.”

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