The record
Written from the 1 report below. Nothing here is unsourced.
- Parents in Kerala allege that a needle was left inside their one-year-old daughter during post-delivery treatment in the NICU at Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital.
- The family says they first noticed a lump beside the baby's ribs, but hospital scans showed nothing abnormal; later, doctors at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital detected the needle and removed it through surgery in July.
- The parents have complained to the state health minister, the women and child welfare minister, and the Kottayam hospital superintendent, seeking action against the doctors involved.
- Kottayam authorities have ordered an inquiry to determine who was on duty and what happened during the child's NICU stay.
What to watch next
- Findings of the inquiry report to be submitted by the Kottayam MCH superintendent to the health department
- Whether authorities take action against the staff identified as responsible
- Response of health minister K Muraleedharan and other ministers to the parents' complaints
Who said what1
Only words found exactly in the article are shown, attributed and linked to the line they came from.
Anju
1 quote · 1 outlet
“It’s clearly a case of medical negligence which occurred inside the NICU at the Kottayam MCH following the delivery.”
In the article
…the Kozhikode Government MCH, where the needle was detected lodged beside the ribs on her right side. The child underwent surgery at Kozhikode MCH in July this year, and the needle was removed without complications. “ It’s clearly a case of medical negligence which occurred inside the NICU at the Kottayam MCH following the delivery. We have filed complaints with the authorities and we hope that the errant doctors are punished,” Anju said. Also read: Youth dies, family alleges medical negligence at hospital; probe panel formed Inquiry ordered into…
Coverage1
All filed from India
Named India · Kottayam Government Medical College Hospital · Anju · Bindhu Krishna · K. Muraleedharan · Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital · Vineesh
The 1 report is listed beside the record.
Ask this story
Answers cite the reports above, or say they can't.