Nurses at Bagerhat Sadar Hospital served a pregnant patient with spirit before her delivery.
Shima Akter, wife of Anisur Rahman, resident of Teligati village under Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, have made the complaint to the caretaker and civil sergeon of the hospital Dr Bakir Hossain.
Shima, who got admitted to the hospital for delivery on March 17, said she was taken to the operation theatre on March 18.
”Before the surgery, the duty nurses served me with a tablet. After swallowing the tablet, I had a burning sensation in my neck and chest. I asked them what they had served me. The nurse replied that it was tubewell water, that is why I was feeling like that,” said Shima.
”They served me with a lot of water and pushed two injections. At one point I lost consciousness. The nurses told my relatives that my condition was critical. Either me or my baby would die, so I should be transferred to Khulna Medical College Hospital. After a few hours I gave birth to a baby through caesarean,” she told the Dhaka Tribune.
She alleged that the nurses had given her spirit to swallow the tablet.
”Those who show such irresponsibility in the treatment of patients should be brought to book. The hospital authorities also requested my relatives to refrain from talking to the media,” she said.
Locals said the sufferings of patients of this hospital was nothing new. Common allegations of include that doctors do not come on time. Patients have to wait for hours. Sometimes influential patients break the queue and many brokers who roam around inside the hospital try to refer them to private clinics.
Dr Bakir Hossain admitted of receiving the complaint. He said a three-member probe committee headed by upazila medial Officer Dr Bidyut Kanti Pal has been formed. Action would be taken following their report.
