Three-year-old who complained of toothache never regained consciousness
A three-year-old boy died due to alleged overdose of anaesthesia in a private hospital in HSR Layout here on Wednesday and his incensed parents and other family members went on the rampage, attacking Dr. Raviraj whom they blamed for the child’s death.
The child, Sirish, was taken to Annayamma Dental and Eye Care Clinic after he complained of toothache. Relatives claimed Dr. Raviraj, who treated him, administered an overdose of anaesthesia which turned fatal to the Sirish.
The parents alleged that doctors at the clinic did not inform the family even hours after his death.
Enraged over the death, the family members attacked the doctor, blaming him for the child’s death. Chaos erupted in the clinic following which the HSR Layout police intervened.
Speaking to The Hindu, Satish, a relative, accused the doctors of concealing the Sirish’s death. “He was taken to the clinic around 8.30 a.m. after which he was administered anaesthesia. Doctors grew concerned when he did not regain consciousness even after one hour. The clinic authorities themselves took him to the Garden City Hospital around 10.30 am and admitted him there. Around 12.30, we grew suspicious and started demanding an explanation as to why it was taking so long. One hour later, the hospital informed us that he had died.”
Mr. Satish said the family suspects their child had died long before the hospital announced his death.
“The doctors claimed that he had an irregular heartbeat and were trying to stabilise him all the while. They also claimed that he had a heart attack which could have led to his death. But, we don’t believe it. We are awaiting the post-mortem report due on Thursday.”
The post mortem was conducted at Kempe Gowda Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday evening. The family members have filed a complaint with the Madiwala police as well as the Jayanagar police.
Keywords: Bangalore toddler death, medical negligence, HSR Layout, Annayamma Dental clinic, anaesthesia overdose
I completely understand the parents grief and mourn for their loss which is unacceptable to them. I have a few questions Was the child administered the anesthetic as soon as he as brought in for treatment? What type of anesthetic was the 3 year old administered? Why did a so called hospital administer an anesthetic without proper Emergency protocols in place? I am a Registered Pediatric Dental Surgeon. I feel if protocols are not followed things may take a serious turn.
t is very very unlikely the child died of an absolute overdose, although not within
the domain of impossible. Either it was an acute Type 1 Anaphylactic reaction and cardiac arrest which should have immediately resulted in an emergency intramuscular injection of adrenaline and of course Resuscitation or an accidental intravascular injection of local anaesthetic and subsequent arrhythmia and cardiac arrest, can happen although these to two events are very very rare but one of the emergencies that can happen at any time in dental practise and every practise must be equipped to recognise and manage. This is unfortunately the pitfalls of lack of governance in our Healthcare system (primary healthcare) with absolutely no legislation and no stringent regulatory body. I am indeed saddened by this death which I believe could have been prevented, by recognition and management. I would like to indeed know the exact chain of events and what steps were taken. A dentist from Bangalore now in UK.
Horrible!!!
Just imagine the mental state of the parents of the precious child!!
They will be wrecked now..what would they live for now ?
Someone from the medical profession, pls explain what could have gone
wrong...And what we (common non-medical ppl) can do to avoid such
situations ?
Or are these just plain bad luck - they cannot be prevented?
The header is wrong. the greater worry is that a child lost his life. Not what happened due to that event.
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