Seven-yr-old boy dies after delay in treatment

Apr 27, 2020, 04:20 IST

Coimbatore: A seven-year-old boy, an asthmatic, died on Sunday after a private hospital at Kollampalayam in Erode refused to admit him citing the lockdown.
The boy was being taken to another hospital but died on the way. The uncle of the deceased, a journalist, has sent a complaint to the chief minister’s special cell citing medical negligence.
In his letter, S Gunasekaran from K Mettur at Modakurichi in Erode, said his nephew K Vidhul, 7, was suffering from allergic asthma since childhood. He was being treated since the past 6 years at a private hospital in Kollampalayam.
On Sunday around 6.30am, the boy developed breathing difficulty and was rushed to the hospital at Kollampalayam, where authorities refused to admit him citing the lockdown. “We were on our way to admit him at another hospital on Perundurai road, but he died on the way. This is medical negligence and the state government should take action against the private hospital,”
When contacted, Erode district collector C Kathiravan refuted allegations of medical negligence.