The hospital responds to the "resurrection" of premature infants: the cause of abnormal development of cerebral palsy needs to be identified
After a premature baby in Shangqiu, Henan was declared "dead" by the hospital, he was put into a medical waste disposal bag and handed over to his parents for disposal. However, the parents found that the baby was still alive and was diagnosed as a child with severe cerebral palsy.
The baby "resurrected from the dead", parents questioned the hospital's improper handling.
In response, on September 1, a staff member of the Medical and Patient Office of the First People's Hospital of Shangqiu City told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that the pregnant woman was not in a normal state of pregnancy when she was sent to the doctor.
"It shows that the placenta is implanted and there is an intrauterine infection. The baby is already developing abnormally in the abdominal cavity (of pregnant women)."
Regarding whether there is a causal relationship between infant cerebral palsy and the aforementioned situation, the aforementioned staff member said that the family members can contact the identification department for identification.
On the same day, the baby's father, Mr. Xu, told The Paper that the child is currently in poor health and "has been hospitalized and never left the hospital."
On the morning of the 1st, the Shangqiu City Health Commission notified through the official public account of the Cyberspace Administration of Shangqiu City Party Committee. At 10 o'clock on August 30, the official website of Henan Radio and TV Station, Elephant Network, published an article titled "The baby is alive but the doctor said it was a dead baby. Eventually lead to severe cerebral palsy!
Doctor: The child’s health has nothing to do with us," the article titled "Aroused the attention of netizens.
In this regard, the Health Commission attaches great importance to it, and instructs the City First People's Hospital to further strengthen communication on the basis of preliminary consultation with its family members and properly handle the matter.
The aforementioned notification also stated that in the next step, the Health Commission will form an investigation team to conduct a serious investigation and verification of related incidents, and guide both doctors and patients in accordance with laws and regulations to properly resolve the medical treatment through mediation by the Municipal Medical Dispute People's Mediation Committee and judicial appraisal. dispute.
After the relevant medical appraisal report is issued, the Health Commission will also define and hold accountable in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Regulations on the Prevention and Treatment of Medical Disputes", and will never tolerate accommodation.
In the afternoon of the same day, a staff member of the Shangqiu City Health Commission told The Paper that “the process of infant medical identification and judicial identification (needed) will definitely be (notified)”.
The Paper previously reported that Mr. Xu from Shangqiu, Henan Province, said that his wife gave birth at the Shangqiu First People's Hospital in September 2019. The doctor informed before the operation that the child was born as a stillbirth and asked him to sign the content: "The fetal stillbirth treatment plan."
Subsequently, Mr. Xu got a yellow medical garbage bag containing the fetus.
When he left the hospital, he found that the fetus in the plastic bag was twitching, and he returned to the hospital for rescue.
After diagnosis, the child has brain damage.
According to Henan TV, a relevant person in charge of the aforementioned hospital stated that the doctor had misjudged to a certain extent.
The person in charge of the obstetrics and gynecology department said that the family had signed a consent form for refusal to rescue the child before taking the child away.
After receiving the child sent back by Mr. Xu, the medical staff found that the child’s heartbeat was very weak.
Attorney Ding Jinkun from Shanghai Dabang Law Firm pointed out that the aforementioned incident was a medical accident caused by a doctor's misjudgment and treating a premature baby as a dead baby.
Since the doctor is performing his duties, the hospital will compensate the victim for his loss.
According to media reports, the family members of the concerned signed the "Placental Stillbirth Treatment Plan" with the hospital before the operation, and agreed that the stillbirth (by the family) should be taken away by themselves.
However, the baby delivered by the operation is not a stillbirth, so the aforementioned agreement has no room for application. The hospital should take care of the baby as soon as possible.
The Paper, trainee reporter Lin Juoyao, reporter Lu Xinwen