Drama after Nurses Disconnect Oxygen Machine leading to Death of 8 month old baby at Naivasha General.
Drama after Nurses Disconnect Oxygen Machine leading to Death of 8 month old baby at Naivasha General: According to the baby’s parents, the death resulted from the negligence of the doctor in charge, who is alleged to have plugged off the oxygen machine of the baby, prematurely.
The parents outlined that the doctor was in a rush to change duties with his colleague as his shift had ended.
The young couple is now demanding answers from the doctors given that their daughter had only been admitted for a few hours.
Commotion ensued with security guards forced to intervene, the situation became worse as other patients and visitors, who were also displeased by the incident joined to console the young couple.
Notably, A witness informed the media that the medical officers rushed to have the body transferred to the mortuary to avoid media attention.
One mother lamented,”These young nurses are killing our children, even mine is in the ward in a bad condition,”
However, the hospital’s CEO Dr Bernard Warui confirmed that investigations into the incident had been launched immediately.
This comes months after Naivasha Level Four Hospital was put on the spot when a nurse revealed that about 20 babies die at the hospital every month due to a lack of incubators and medication.
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