A private hospital in Parappadi, near Nanguneri, was banned from treating pediatric patients due to their negligence in treating a 6-year-old girl, leading to her death.
On November 24, a 6-year-old girl, M. Shivani, was admitted to a private hospital named Salom Hospital. She was suffering from a fever and was given an injection. After her recovery, she was sent home. But within a few days, she fell ill again. She was taken to the same private hospital by her parents, Murugan and Usha, where they referred her to Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital. She died at the Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital on December 6.
M. Shivani’s parents complained to the Nanguneri police that their daughter died due to the side effects of the injection given to her in the private hospital, to which Dr. Latha, the Joint Director of Salom Hospital, told the media that the child was injured with the needle of the syringe while delivering the injection, which later became septic.
After the complaint given by Shivani’s parents, the district administration issued an order to suspend the private hospital from treating pediatric patients due to their medical negligence in treating the 6-year-old girl, which led to her death.
It also stated that private hospitals are not allowed to administer injections to fever patients without any prior blood tests. They are also directed to follow the proper treatment protocols while treating patients. If any private hospital violates this protocol, then the hospital’s license will be canceled by the district administration.
Also, the Collector, Dr. K. P. Karthikeyan, stated that a thorough inquiry will be done and further action will be taken against the hospital due to this incident.
Similarly, earlier this year, a one and a half-year-old boy’s right arm was amputated as a staff nurse inserted an IV cannula in the right arm of the child. This made the skin turn red. As the child cried, the parents urged the nurse to remove the IV cannula, but the staff nurse removed it only after a while. After removing the cannula, the baby’s arm turned black. A scan was taken, which revealed acute thrombosis, and the doctors suggested amputation of the arm to save the child.
(Input from various media sources)
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