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Cuttack, Jan 20: The SCB Medical College and Hospital authorities have introduced a slew of measures to avoid recurrence of death of patients due to reaction of saline and injections.
The authorities’ decision came in the wake of death of three women in less than 48 hours at Gynecology ward of SCB Medical College and Hospital recently.
The hospital authorities have imposed restrictions on administration of more than one drug in a syringe simultaneously as it may lead to reaction. Besides, every patient has to undergo tests before being administered saline and injections. The authorities also laid stress on cleaning syringes regularly for disinfection before administering intravenous fluids and drugs.
In case of reaction, doctors concerned must ensure that patients undergo blood count, random blood sugar and renal function tests. On the contrary, the authorities’ failure to establish exact reasons behind the death of three women has invited flak from various quarters. The probe conducted by the hospital authorities raised many eyebrows as the infected injections and saline were not sent for examination which could have ascertained the reasons behind the deaths, said social activist Dipak Acharya.
Srimati Jena (30) of Balichandrapur in Jajpur district was admitted to SCB Wednesday after she complained of labour pain. She had to undergo a C-section to deliver a baby. She was rushed to High Risk unit due to profuse bleeding after caesarean. She was administered cefosulbactam and metron injection and ringer lactate saline following which she died.
Bharati Bhoi (28) and Bhanumati Behera also met with similar fate after being administered the injections and saline Thursday. Gynecology department head Shyma Kanungo formed a committee to probe the allegations brought by hospital staff. Septicemia, infection and profuse bleeding are stated to be reasons behind the death of three women, said Kanungo after the probe committee submitted its report Saturday.
The hospital authorities claimed that some hospital staff had conspired to defame the medicines supplied by the government because it will help some private drugstores to thrive in the business. However, a high-level inquiry can help unravel the truth, the social activist said. When asked, SCB emergency officer Bhubanananda Moharana said the probe committee has submitted its report. There is no truth in the allegations as the injections and saline have been administered to many patients after the incident. However, no casualty has been reported
so far.
