Mar 27 2017 : The Times of India (Chennai)

 

12 kids fall ill after nurses administer `expired' injections

Hyderabad:    TIMES NEWS NETWORK





At least 12 children were allegedly administered expired antibiotics at the state-run Gandhi hospital, causing them temporary loss of motor skills and triggering cold shivers, seizures and vomiting. The negligence comes just ten days after the hospital's staff refused to give a free wheel chair to a patient.

According to family members, the children were given amoxicillin clavulanate and potassium clavulanate antibiotics from expired vials around 7.30pm on Saturday to treat bacterial infections and fever.

Within 20 minutes, they started vomiting and had sudden seizures. According to hospital authorities, the drug supplier was Uttaranchal-based Maxmed Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, which is under investigation.On Sunday , the hospital moved the children to the ICU to take extra precautions. State government also suspended two staff nurses and a duty doctor.

“After the doctor gave an injection to my grandson, he suffered loose motions and began vomiting. He was unable to move. We came here to get better treatment, but negligence by the hospital staff has left us shocked,“ said Rahmat Bano, grandmother of a child named Junaid Ahmed.

Telangana health minister Laxma Reddy said he was looking into the allegations, while the director of medical education (DME) M Ramani said an external inquiry was underway and a report of would be submitted on Monday evening.