11-yr-old dies for 'wrong treatment'
An 11-year-old girl who was suffering from spasm died at a local hospital in the town on Friday allegedly due to doctor's 'wrong treatment'.
Deceased Asha Moni, a physically challenged child, was daughter of Saudi expatriate Mizanur Rahman, hailing from Natai village in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila.
Victim's maternal uncle Mehedi Hasan said his niece who had been suffering from spasm disease was admitted to the hospital at 5:30am on Friday as her condition appeared serious.
"The on-duty doctor first nebulized her and prescribed some injections. They called child specialist Dr Monir Hossain who suggested pushing those injections, mixing with a saline. Immediately after pushing the saline, the child turned pale and the relatives present at the hospital started crying," he said.
Hearing the hue and cry, the on-duty doctor came again and declared the child dead, he said.
The child's mother Samela Begum, 32, said, “We forbade them not to push so mmany injections but the clinic authorities ignored us. I believe, my daughter died due to pushing of too many injections.”
Dr Monir admitted about the prescription and said, "I suggested the on-duty doctor to push the injections and another injection named Fosfen to push if spasm intensifies. But they probably pushed all the injections at a time, which might have caused the death."
On-duty doctor's comment about the matter could not be taken as he fled the hospital immediately after death of the child.
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