18-year-old girl dies after injection at Odisha Health Centre, family protests
Medical Negligence
Berhampur: In a shocking incident, an 18-year-old girl died allegedly after being administered an injection at the Bhapur Community Health Centre (CHC) in Nayagarh district on Tuesday, triggering protests by her family members and local residents.
The girl, a resident of Golapokhari village in Bhapur block, had reportedly been suffering from fever since Sunday. As her condition did not improve, her family took her to the Bhapur CHC for treatment on Tuesday morning.
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After examining her, a doctor reportedly administered an injection. However, her condition allegedly deteriorated soon afterwards. According to her family, her condition worsened rapidly after a second round of saline and another injection were administered, following which she began screaming, the Daily reports. She subsequently died at the health centre.
Following her death, the family accused the doctor of administering the wrong injection and alleged that medical negligence had led to her death. The incident triggered protests at the hospital, with residents also joining the grieving family.
Speaking to Odisha TV, Bhapur Community Health Centre Chief Medical Officer Biswanath Sahoo said, “From the doctors’ point of view, she was given treatment based on the complaints and illness she had. We have provided the family with details of all the injections and medicines administered to her.”
As tension mounted on the hospital premises, the doctor reportedly left the facility.
On being informed, a police team from Fatehgarh police station reached the spot and began an investigation. The girl’s body was sent for postmortem, reports TNIE.
Police said the exact cause of death would be established after the autopsy report. The authorities have not yet confirmed whether the injection or any other treatment administered at the CHC was responsible for her death.
Further investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the death and examine the allegations of medical negligence.
