12-yr-old child dies ‘for want of blood’ at RIMS

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12-yr-old child dies ‘for want of blood’ at RIMS

Sunday, 21 February 2021 | PNS | Ranchi

A patient of Sickle Cell Anemia, Reshu Mahli (12) died at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi allegedly due to lack of blood transfusion in time in the wee hours of Saturday. The patient was admitted at RIMS on Friday night and needed immediate transfusion of blood, kin of the deceased child said.

The kin of the patient said that the doctors present at RIMS swiftly acted on the deteriorating condition of Reshu and sent a requisition to RIMS for one unit of A+ blood. However, they alleged that despite it was clearly written in the doctor’s prescription that the blood was required for emergency life saving purpose, the blood bank staff asked for a donor.

They further alleged that the father of the child Ramesh Mahli ran from pillar to post throughout the night to arrange a donor for saving the child’s life. Even a PG doctor went to the blood bank and requested for arranging blood for the child, but it was not provided to him, they added.

Later, around 2 AM the father tried to donate his blood, but due to low weight his blood was not taken. By the time he could find any relative, friends to donate blood, his son had breathed his last.

When contacted, RIMS Superintendant Dr Vivek Kashyap said that he wasn’t aware of the incident. However, he said, “There is no need of any donor for patients of sickle cell anaemia. Also, in most cases when such patients reach the hospital their haemoglobin level is critical, so even if a unit of blood was made available it could hardly save one’s life.”

Today, Ramesh took the body of his child to his village to perform his last rites. There is anger among those who know that family. They are all demanding the death penalty for the officer/employee of the blood bank responsible for the death.

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