A new medical error in which a Jordanian girl was killed... Anger after the second death within a week
A girl died due to a medical error in a hospital in Jordan;
In the second incident in less than a week, which caused a state of anger that was manifested on social networks.
Jordanians wondered about the results of the investigation committees that are formed after every medical error, and why are mistakes repeated in this way?
Demanding a radical solution to protect lives;
While a number of them demanded the Minister of Health to take responsibility and submit his resignation.
According to the parents' account, the 5-year-old girl, Lynn Abu Hatab, was admitted to Al-Bashir Hospital in the Jordanian capital, Amman, after she suffered from severe pain, screaming.
And "Sky News Arabia" quoted the girl's father, that his daughter was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, and accordingly she was given treatment.
Kanna kept complaining of severe stomach pain;
She returned to the hospital the next day, and the case was diagnosed with a different matter, an inflammation of the intestine, and with the pain continuing, the father took the girl to a private doctor, who concluded that the girl had appendicitis.
Given the father's limited capabilities, which prevented him from performing an operation in private sector hospitals, he returned his daughter to Al-Bashir Hospital;
Doctors reported that his daughter's diagnosis indicated the need for surgery for appendicitis.
After waiting, the baby was operated on;
But the appendix ruptured, causing poisoning in the body, and the girl died.
The father cried heartily, saying that he was documenting the suffering of his daughter during the hospital visit, and she was screaming and in pain in the hospital without any response from any doctor.
The father held the hospital responsible, and demanded that the negligent be held accountable.
Director of Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital, Abdul-Manea Al-Sulaimat, said that an investigation committee was formed to find out the reasons for the death of the girl after the appendix ruptured as a result of the suspicion of a wrong medical diagnosis.
He added that if the investigation proves the existence of any medical error that led to the death of the child;
Legal action will be taken against the person who committed the mistake;
Certainly, there is no compromise in the lives of citizens.
A few days ago, a woman, a mother of 3 children, died after being admitted to the hospital for a "cleaning operation after the death of the fetus."
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