Chandigarh: Govt hospital orders probe into death of 12-year-old boy after family alleges negligence
Chandigarh: Authorities at the PGIMER here have set up a five-member committee to look into the allegations of medical negligence in the treatment of a 12-year-old boy, who died at the hospital on November 18, officials said on Tuesday.
Sonu was referred to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) on Saturday from a hospital in Mohali. He was suffering from fever, they said.
The boy's family, which hails from Muradabad in Uttar Pradesh and is currently living in Punjab's Zirakpur town, told reporters that a "wrong injection" administered to the child led to his death on Monday.
The boy''s parents, who work as daily wagers, submitted a medical negligence complaint to the office of the hospital director.
"Sonu died after a nurse in the emergency ward administered an injection to him on Sunday afternoon," R P Singh, the boy''s brother-in-law, told reporters at the hospital.
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