Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 16: Family of an infant who died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Bemina alleged that they lost their son due to the negligence of doctors and officials.
A family from Shahgund area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla District assembled at Press Colony here and protested against the authorities of hospital and alleged that the infant died after doctors injected him with a newly procured vaccine.
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“He was doing well until an injection was given to him along with four other infants. All the infants immediately lost consciousness and one among them was referred to SKIMS Soura. We asked the doctors if the injection was alright but they showed ignorance as the hospital recently received a new supply of medicines and authorities were yet to test the viability,” Mohammad Asif Parray, a family member said.
According to the family members, 3 months old Junaid Mushtaq was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital on February 2. He died on February 15, when he was about to be discharged from the hospital.
Saima Begum, mother of the infant alleged that her baby died due to medical negligence and sought a stern action against the hospital authorities. “The doctors present inside the ward gave an injection to my son. Soon after the injection he vomited and doctors declared his death,” she added.
Medical Superintendent SKIMS Bemina, Dr. Shifa Deva, said that a drug reaction might have caused the death but they were waiting for the reports to know the exact reason. “It is possible that an injection vial might have been contaminated while handling. This might have triggered the reaction but we can reach to the conclusion after reports,” she said, adding they had sent the samples for further investigation and action would be taken only after reports were with them.
Asked if the proper medical procedure was followed while administering the injection, she said: “We have trained staff that always follows proper procedures.”
She, however, assured that the newly procured injections were fine and a single vial might have been contaminated. “It seems there were problems with a single vial as the infants who received an injection from this vial faced problems. All the other infants who received the injection are fine,” she said.
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