Kerala toddler suffers lip cut, dies from Anaesthesia complications
An 18-year-old boy died in Kerala's Kannur following severe complications allegedly linked to a dose of anaesthesia that was administered to him
Thiruvananthapuram: An 18-year-old boy died in Kerala’s Kannur following severe complications allegedly linked to a dose of anaesthesia that was administered to him before a minor procedure to treat a cut on his lip.
Devansh Shaurya, the only child of T Suraj and Vijisha, residents of Eramam-Kuttoor in Kannur, had suffered a cut on his lip after falling while playing outside his home on July 5.
He was immediately rushed to the primary health centre in Mathamangalam and given first aid.Later, he was shifted to the Baby Memorial Hospital in Payyannur, where doctors planned to suture the wound under anaesthesia.
The toddler’s family claimed that his health worsened soon after the anaesthesia was administered, and that he never regained consciousness after that.
As his condition worsened, , he was reportedly shifted to the hospital’s Kannur unit for specialised treatment, where he died at around 9 pm on Friday.
The police have reportedly filed an FIR against the concerned anaesthetist on the basis of a complaint lodged by the child’s family.
The case has been registered under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which criminalises acts that endanger human life or personal safety. The section provides for a maximum punishment of three months.
The Baby Memorial Hospital, denied the allegations of medical negligence. In a statement, the hospital said the child suffered an unexpected cardiac arrest immediately after the administration of anaesthesia and was promptly placed on ventilator support before being shifted to its Kannur hospital for advanced critical care.
The hospital maintained that complications can occur following anaesthesia despite appropriate dosage and medical care and said that all accepted treatment protocols had been followed.
