Minor dies of ‘wrong injection’

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A two-year-old boy died on Tuesday after reportedly being given the wrong injection at a private hospital in Rajanpur Kalan. The victim’s family protested against the incident and accused the doctor of negligence during treatment.

While speaking to Express News, the victim’s father, Abdul Ghafoor, a resident of Basti Imam Nagar, said he and his family brought Ali Murtaza to Dr Khalid Hospital with minor pain.

After waiting for a while, the doctor examined his son and asked a paramedic to administer an injection. Ghafoor pointed out that they asked the doctor not to give an injection as the boy was not seriously ill and on an empty stomach.

However, he said the doctor did not listen and gave an injection to the child.  “After a few minutes, my son’s condition deteriorated and he fell unconscious,” the father recalled.

“When we raised a hue and cry, the doctor asked his driver to take the child to another hospital for treatment as he was in serious condition,” he said.



The victim’s father mentioned that while they were on their way to the health facility, the child passed away. “We returned back to Dr Khalid’s hospital and protested against the incident,” he said.

“The accused doctor told us that he would compensate them for the loss and urged the parents not to damage his reputation. After his assurance, we took the child’s body and buried it,” he elaborated.

He said when they went to the accused and demanded compensation, Dr Khalid misbehaved and used abusive language.



The victim’s father demanded that authorities bring the culprit to justice and hand down an exemplary punishment.

When contacted, Dr Khalid denied the allegations and said the hospital staff did not administer an injection to the child.

He added that the health facility had a staff of qualified medics who had nothing to do with the incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 26^th, 2018.