An 80-year-old grandmother was being treated for a  mild pneumonia in the hospital when she was given a massive overdose of medication in a medical malpractice case.

The woman was given more than 1o times the correct amount of potassium after she became short of breath. The medication caused her to immediately have a heart attack that killed her after the doctor’s efforts to revive her failed.

Allegedly, a nurse gave her the medication to quickly and she was suspended while an investigation into the incident is underway.Her grieving family is convinced that the mistake cost their grandmother her life.

Medical malpractice cases can have traumatic effects on all involved, our thoughts are with the family of the victim.