A four-year-old child who was playing in the yard of his house was bitten by a snake while trying to retrieve a ball from a hole. Concerned parents took the child to a government hospital, but negligence was discovered there that endangered the boy's life. Instead of the necessary snake antivenom, the child was given a rabies vaccination and two pills, after which he was sent home. After this, the child's condition began to worsen, and he had to be placed on a ventilator in a private medical center.
Approximately ten days later, the child managed to fight for his life and returned home healthy.
This incident occurred in the Sambhal area, at the district general hospital. The child, Abul Hasan, a four-year-old son of a resident of Musapur village in Kailadev district, was bitten by a Common Krait snake about ten days ago. Due to negligence at the government hospital, the family had to hospitalize the child in a private clinic. There, doctors, assessing the boy's critical condition, connected him to a ventilator. After his condition improved, the hospital doctors bid farewell to the child, putting flowers and garlands on him.
According to relatives, the child was playing in the yard, and his ball fell into a hole. When he put his finger into the opening, he was bitten by a snake. After the incident, the boy's health started deteriorating. The family immediately brought him to the emergency department of the Sambhal district general hospital. Relatives claim that the pharmacist on duty in the emergency department, Manoj Kumar, instead of referring the child to a doctor, prescribed a rabies vaccination. Then, the child was sent to room number 14, where he was given a rabies vaccination instead of snake antivenom. The family also claims that the child was given two pills and sent home. Furthermore, they state that the hospital refused to acknowledge the snakebite.
After the family returned home, the child's condition worsened further. Therefore, they immediately took him to Hasina Begum Hospital in Sambhal. There, doctors recognized his condition as critical after examination. The child was having great difficulty breathing, so the doctors placed him on a ventilator. The medical team continuously made efforts to improve the child's condition while the family prayed for his recovery. The child's mother said that in the first few days, his condition was extremely serious, and the family constantly worried whether the little one could survive this dangerous situation. The hospital doctor reported that when the child arrived, his breathing was almost imperceptible, and he was immediately connected to a ventilator. Pneumonia also developed during treatment, but the medical team continued the treatment.
On the seventh day, when the child started moving his leg, the family found hope. This small positive development sparked hope in the family. After this, the child's condition gradually began to improve. The mother reported that the child's health steadily improved, and after about ten days of treatment, he recovered. At the time of discharge from the hospital, the doctors and staff decorated the child with flowers and garlands. This moment was very touching for the family. The child, who was only seen in intensive care a few days ago, was now returning home on his feet. The child's father also expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment at the government hospital. He recounted that at the time of the incident, his brother brought the child to the district hospital, where he was given a rabies vaccination and medication instead of snake antivenom, and then sent home. Later, when his condition deteriorated, he had to be hospitalized in a private clinic.
After it became known that a rabies vaccination was administered instead of snake antivenom at the government hospital, there was an uproar in the health department. When the matter reached the government level, the Chief Medical Officer conducted an investigation and issued directives to take action. Subsequently, the Sambhal Circle Administrator Ankit Khandelwal directed Deputy Mayor Sudhir Kumar and Chief Physician Dr. Tarun Patak to conduct an inspection at the district general hospital. The investigation revealed that the allegations made by the family and the role of pharmacist Manoj Kumar were true. As a result, the pharmacist was suspended from work.
The mother said that after the child was brought home and given medicine, his condition began to deteriorate. The family then hospitalized him in a private clinic, where doctors connected him to a ventilator. The mother noted that hope for recovery appeared on the seventh day when the child started moving his leg. The child is now completely healthy and returning home. The family expressed gratitude to the doctors and staff of the private clinic.