Rourkela: A 25-year-old woman died after she was administered a different group of blood at the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) in Sundargarh district. The incident that occurred November 11 speaks volume of medical negligence. The deceased patient’s family members have lodged a complaint at Raghunathpalli police station.
According to a source, Sarojini Kak, a resident of Budakata village under Kutra block, was a sickle cell patient. Her family members had to rush her to Rourkela Government Hospital after she fell ill November 10. She was receiving treatment at Bed no-158 of the Medicine ward.
Sarojini was administered B+ blood group at about 11:30am November 11. Her sister Anjana alleged that her sister was administered the wrong blood group. “After coming to know that a B+ blood had been administered, I went through my sister’s previous records and found that her blood type was O+. Though I brought to the attention of doctors and staff about this negligence, they took it casually. The negligence claimed my sister’s life,” alleged Anjana.
Meanwhile, the police have already initiated a probe into the incident. When contacted, RGH director Dr Santosh Kumar Swain said a five-member team has been constituted to find out the veracity of the allegation. If the allegation is found true, strict action will be taken against whosoever is found guilty.
