Quaid twins stable after accidental overdose

Quaid twins stable after accidental overdose
TMZ reports that newborn twins Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace Quaid, 12 days, were among as many as 13 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to receive overdoses of Heparin -- an anti-coagulant used to flush out IV lines and prevent blood clots -- twice on Sunday.

Thomas and Zoe, born November 8th, were apparently given 10,000 units of the drug, instead of the usual 10, when a technician stored the Heparin in the incorrect place, and then did not check the dosage before administrating it. TMZ's sources say the babies started to 'bleed out' on Sunday evening, and are now stable in the NICU, being treated with Protamine to reverse the effects of the Heparin.

According to TMZ, although other patients were given the wrong dosage as well, the effects on the twins are much more critical given their young age and weight.

Source: TMZ

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