In a case of negligence by a nurse at a private hospital in Kannur, a 12-day-old baby boy has lost his right index finger. The head nurse, with over two decades of service, sliced off the baby’s index finger while undoing a plaster to remove the cannula fixed on the right hand.
The couple Pradeep G Nair and Beena hailing from Alakode in Kannur said the mishap took place on August 29 around 9.30 am. On August 19, Beena gave premature birth to the baby at a private hospital in Taliparamba. The baby was soon transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit of the Koyili superspeciality hospital in Kannur on that day itself. Ten days later, according to Pradeep, the finger of the little boy was chopped off while Prasanna, the head nurse, removed the plaster after shifting the kid to the ward.
Describing the incident, Pradeep said, ‘’While removing the plaster, Beena was with the nurse. When asked about the bleeding in the baby’s finger, the nurse said that it was due to a cut in the finger nail and there was nothing to worry. However, the child was crying as the bleeding continued. Though we kept pleading and shouting, no doctor turned up to examine the kid. Later, a doctor came following the recommendation of a management staff. Then, it was noticed that two bone segments of the index finger of the kid were chopped off and the bone projected outwards. The sliced part of the finger was also missing. Later, the doctor recovered the part from the plaster, which was earlier removed by the nurse and carried it along with her.’’
When contacted, assistant administrator of the hospital said the incident was a ‘bona fide mistake’ and added the hospital has provided all support for the kid. “It’s a bona fide mistake and the nurse has an experience of around 25 years.”
Courtesy : expressbuzz
