Fungus in saline bottle made 11-yr-old sick: Kin
An 11-year-old who was admitted to the Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital and Research Centre (DDHRC) in Vidyanagar for seizures was allegedly administered fungus-infected saline. The family members of Vamshi Krishna alleged that this had made his condition worse.
This incident comes seven months after the death of seven-year-old Prabhalika from Jangaon district, whose condition worsened after she was administered saline from a bottle which had insects in it at Gandhi hospital. Earlier this year, contaminated saline was blamed for five persons losing their sight at the Sarojini Devi Hospital.
Krishna’s relatives lodged a complaint with Nallakunta police and a case of endangering life (336 IPC) against the hospital's resident medical officer Umapathi Ramprasad and other doctors was registered
Krishna, a Class VII student from Ramnagar, was admitted to the hospital at about 10 pm on Wednesday. Doctors began administering saline and a few minutes later, Mr Srinivas, the boy’s uncle, noticed something strange in the saline bottle and alerted the staff, but no one responded.
“The bottle was filled with fungi. We told the staff and even reminded them of the recent incident at Gandhi hospital, but it all fell on deaf ears,” said Mr Srinivas.
A 11-year-old who was admitted to the Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital and Research Centre (DDHRC) in Vidyanagar for seizures, was allegedly administered fungus-infected saline. The family members of Vamshi Krishna alleged that this worsened his condition.
Inspector V. Yadagiri Reddy of Nallakunta police station said that they noticed a black coloured material inside the saline bottle used for the boy. The saline bottle was manufactured by a Pune-based firm, in July 2016, and its expiry date was June 2019. This could be the result of improper storage.
The hospital said that the fluid needle was connected to the body for 32 seconds but the connector which allows the passage of the liquid was not turned on.
“The saline would not have entered the boy’s body,” a doctor said. The company that supplied the saline bottle has been informed about the incident and the hospital management is conducting an inquiring.