Hyderabad: Red Cross Blood bank booked under Section 338 of IPC after 3-year-old Thalassaemia patient tests HIV positive
Parents claim that the negligence of the doctors at the blood bank is the reason for the kid testing HIV positive.;
Hyderabad: A case has been filed against a Red Cross blood bank located in Adikmet after its alleged negligence resulting in a three-year-old thalassaemia patient testing positive for HIV.
The boy's parents lodged a complaint with the Nallakunta police station that the blood bank transferred HIV-infected blood to him.
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The child from Rampally village in Ranga Reddy district had been undergoing blood transfusions for the past 2.5 years at the Red Cross blood bank located in Adikmet.
He tested HIV positive when the treating doctor suggested a blood test following the blood transfusion on July 20.
The child's parents sought a detailed inquiry into the blood bank's negligence. The police have written to the Medical Board seeking its opinion and asked the blood bank management to submit the patient's records.
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