Telangana Govt Hospital administers expired saline to patient
Adilabad: A government hospital in Telangana is facing controversy after it was reported that an expired saline solution was administered to a patient with viral fever.
A serious lapse in healthcare standards
came to light when the staff of the
Khanapur government Hospital allegedly administrated an expired saline to a
patient.
The patient, from Lingapur village of Nirmal district, who was suffering from
viral fever was admitted to the hospital on Friday morning.
Government Hospital was given a saline solution that had expired. The
patient’s family noticed the expiration date on the saline bag, which has past
its validity period. Concerning the potential risks, they raised the matter
with the hospital authorities. Following this they replaced it with another
one.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, District Medical and
Health Officer Dr. Rajendar, who visited the hospital after the issue came to
light, said that an inquiry is being carried out and action will be taken against the guilty.
On the instructions of Khanapur MLA Vedma Bhojju, Municipal
Chairman R Sathyam has visited the hospital. He said that no lapses were found
during his visits and that these allegations were aimed at demoralizing the
hospital staff and tarnishing the reputation of state government hospitals.
Dr. Shiva Raju K, Head of the Department of Medicine at
KIMS, provided some clarity on the potential effects of expired saline.
According to him an expired saline solution generally loses its efficacy over
time and it wouldn’t be life-threatening unless a heavy dosage of expired
antibiotics was administered. He emphasized that the impact of using expired
saline would vary depending on the patient’s medical condition such as in case
of severe infections or treatment of cancer or other medical conditions.
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