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Nurse Accused of Giving Fatal Overdoses to ‘Incredibly Vulnerable Patients’ in Her Care at Pennsylvania Facility

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Source: Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office; UNSPLASH

May 25 2023, Published 12:16 p.m. ET

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A Pennsylvania nurse is accused of administering unnecessary doses of medication that killed two patients and critically injured a third, officials said.

Heather Pressdee, 40, was arrested on May 24 at her home and faces two counts of homicide, three counts each of neglect of a care-dependent person and reckless endangerment as well as one count of aggravated assault, Attorney General of Pennsylvania Michelle Henry announced.

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WHP reported Pressdee, a registered nurse, is accused of giving three patients lethal amounts of insulin while in her care at the skilled nursing facility Quality Life Services in Chicora.

Two victims — men ages 55 and 83 — died from the insulin overdoses on Dec. 4 and Dec. 25. The surviving third patient is a 73-year-old man who Pressdee allegedly gave the insulin to on Aug. 31, 2022, the attorney general claimed, noting that of the three victims, only one was diabetic.

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“The allegations in this case outline the callous abuse of incredibly vulnerable patients by a professional nurse,” Attorney General Henry said, WHP reported. “As the charges indicate, these were deliberate and intentional acts perpetrated by a care-giver who was trusted to care for these victims.”

Pressdee was being held without bail at Butler County Prison.

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