Wrong blood transfusion on pregnant woman: Two doctors terminated, staff nurse suspended
Malappuram: In response to allegations of a wrongful blood transfusion on a pregnant woman at the Government Women and Children Hospital in Ponnani, the Kerala Health Department on Saturday took action against two temporary doctors and a staff nurse in connection with the case.
The two doctors, who were working at the hospital on a contract basis, have been terminated from service and the staff nurse has been suspended pending enquiry, the Health Minister's office said.
The department took action against the duo after a 26-year-old woman was allegedly given the wrong blood group during a transfusion on Thursday. Hospital sources told PTI that the eight-month pregnant woman with an 'O' negative blood group was wrongly given B positive blood group.
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The incident happened when the patient, a resident of Palappatti, was admitted to the hospital due to a significant decrease in her haemoglobin level during her eighth month of pregnancy. She underwent blood transfusions on both Tuesday and Wednesday at the medical facility. However, on Thursday evening, the hospital staff informed her that she required an additional round of blood transfusion. Unfortunately, an error occurred, and instead of receiving the O-negative blood group, she was mistakenly given B-positive blood.
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