LAGOS HOSPITAL OF KILLS A-ONE-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH WRONG MEDICATION
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Joseph Omoniyi
A mother has called for justice over the death of her one-year-old son, Ogooluwa, at a private hospital in lagos State, who she accused of administering wrong medication on her child.
The 43-year-old mother claimed that workers at the hospital, known as, Oak Hospital prescribed and administered drugs meant for her four-year-old son, Imole, to Ogooluwa, adding that, that was what led to his death.
According to reports, Oluwaseun had on Saturday, September 22, 2018, rushed her two sons to the hospital as both had cough and were vomiting.
It was gathered that a medical test on the children revealed that they both had malaria and an unnamed infection, leading to their being admitted to the hospital.
While Imole was placed on drips, Ogooluwa was reportedly given injections.
Their mother explained that, when she gave Imole food to eat, he refused, adding that his vomiting continued.
The Ogun State indigene said despite her complaints to the management of the medical facility, a doctor at the hospital said all was well.
She said, “On Sunday, Imole, who is the elder, started running a temperature. I called the attention of the doctor to it and he said I should not worry that he would be fine. He said his younger brother was already playing.
“In the afternoon, one of the nurses came with three injections for Ogooluwa. I noticed that she used big syringes to give him the injections.
“She gave him two injections on the thigh and when she was about to give him the third, the liquid escaped from the syringe. She said she would come back to do it again, but she never did.
“When Ogoololuwa woke up from sleep, he asked for water. He drank a lot of water. In the evening, the doctor came to check his heartbeat and said he was perfectly normal and he would discharge him. But I told him that the elder brother had not been eating. He said he would give us drugs and he would also be fine.
“The doctor discharged the kids and placed them on drugs. While my husband went to clear the bills, the younger boy excreted; the smell was bad and yellowish. I thought it was the injection they gave him. He excreted three times before we left the hospital.”
Oluwaseun added that when she got home and brought out the drugs, she noticed that the nylon which had Ogooluwa’s name had six drugs, while the one with the elder brother’s name had four drugs.
She explained that when she asked her husband if the drugs were for Ogooluwa, he replied that the pharmacist confirmed that they were for him.
She noted that after giving the one-year-old the drugs, which consisted of antibiotics, oral suspension, cough syrup, among others, he excreted again.
The mother said when she noticed that the excreta were excessive, she gave him Oral Rehydration Therapy.
“When I noticed that the excreta did not stop, I decided to take him back to the private hospital. When I wanted to carry him, I noticed that he was not looking fine; I shouted for help. People assisted me to take him to a nearby hospital.
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