A private hospital was sealed on Thursday for allegedly transfusing fruit juice instead of platelets to a dengue patient who later died, police said. After a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media, the district administration swung into action and the hospital was sealed on the instructions of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.
The patient, Pradeep Pandey, was shifted to another hospital where he died after his condition deteriorated, officials said. However, no FIR was registered at the local police station. The owner of the private hospital claimed that the platelets were brought in from another medical facility and the patient had a reaction after being transfused three units.
In a tweet, Deputy CM Pathak said, “In view of a viral video in a hospital where a dengue patient was transfused with sweet lemon juice instead of platelets, on my instructions the hospital has been sealed and the platelet packets have been sent for testing. “If found guilty, strict action will be taken against the hospital,” he said.
According to sources, the patient died from a transfusion of “bad platelets” and their samples will be examined. Asked about the reason for sealing the hospital, the officer said on condition of anonymity that it was done on the instructions of the chief medical officer and will remain so until the sample is tested. Saurabh Mishra, owner of the hospital, said that as patient Pradeep Pandey’s platelet level had dropped to 17,000, his relatives were asked to provide him with platelets.
“They brought five units of platelets from the SRN hospital. After transfusing three units, the patient had a reaction. So we stopped it,” he said. Mishra said the platelets should be examined and their origin should be traced as they had a FRS hospital sticker on them. District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri said, “The investigation is on and the platelets will also be tested.”
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