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GEORGE TOWN: The health authorities here have sent a report to the Health
Ministry regarding an incident of a broken syringe needle found in a thigh of a
five-month old infant. Penang health director Datuk Dr Lailanor Ibrahim said the state
Health Department had carried out the initial investigations and was monitoring
the baby's health. “A report has been sent to the Health Ministry,” he said in
a statement here yesterday. A report in a Malay daily on Jan 5 quoted
26-year-old mother Nora-shilla Razak as saying that she found the broken needle
in her baby's thigh after returning home from a clinic in Jalan Perak here. Norashilla
said she suspected something was amiss when her child cried non-stop after
returning from the clinic. “When I removed the cotton placed over the injected
area, I was shocked to see a broken needle in the baby's thigh,” she said.
NEGLIGENCE? Father claims clinic staff failed to remove broken needle
GEORGE TOWN: THE father of a 5-month-old baby boy had a
shock when he found a needle embedded in his son's left thigh following a
routine check-up at a public clinic.
Mohd Zahrin Tumin, 30, a laundry outlet assistant, sensed
something amiss after his son, Muhammad Danish, cried incessantly when they
returned home from the clinic on Thursday.
He claimed the clinic staff at the Jalan Perak outlet
were liable for medical negligence as they failed to remove the needle from his
son's thigh.
To make matters worse, Zahrin claimed the nurse
responsible for injecting his son refused to admit her blunder.
"The tip of the needle was protruding from beneath
the wound.
"The other half was embedded beneath the skin, so we
went back to the clinic to have it removed immediately.
"I made a scene there but the staff refused to admit
it was their mistake."
Zahrin said he was worried his son would be infected from
the wound.
"I cannot afford to engage a lawyer to sue the clinic
as I just started my job two months ago.
"The clinic should apologise to me and my family for
their negligence."
Zahrin has lodged a report at the Jelutong
police station. Attempts to contact the clinic for comments were unsuccessful.
Boy, 4, left in
agony after nurse leaves broken needle in his leg during pre-school injection
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Father questioned where tip of needle had gone but nurse
told him the needles never snapped
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Next day father took his son to hospital where X-ray
confirmed needle under the skin
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A father is suing the
NHS after a nurse left a broken needle in his four-year-old son's leg.
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Eesa Shafiq was in agony
after the 2cm-long sliver of metal was left in his left thigh after a routine
jab to prevent against childhood diseases.
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Hours later the boy’s
leg became stiff and he could hardly move.
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The next day
his father Shanwazcoor took Eesa to hospital where an X-ray revealed the needle
was still in his leg.
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He had a two
hour operation to have the needle removed and today Eesa is recovering at his
home in Woodthorpe, Nottingham.
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Restaurant
owner Mr Shafiq is now suing the NHS Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County
for negligence.
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He said: 'It
is appalling that my son was allowed to have a piece of needle in his leg.
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'I was with
him when the nurse gave him the injection. When she removed it from his thigh
the tip of the needle was not there and I said ‘is it still in his leg?’
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'She looked
at me and told me she’d been a nurse for 20 years and these needles never snap.
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'I asked her
where the needle was if it wasn’t in my son’s leg and she called for a doctor.
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'The doctor
came in and they were looking around on the floor for the needle, with torches
out. They said it was unlikely the needle was in his leg.
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'They said
they couldn’t find the needle and wanted to give him a second jab. I saw her
lining the other injection up but I wasn’t going to let that happen.
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'They sent
us on our way and said we could go to hospital for an X-ray if we wanted.
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'I thought
they would have called for an ambulance to help us. Eesa could hardly walk and
was crying his eyes out with the pain.'
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The needle
became lodged in Eesa when he had a single injection to prevent against
diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio at Sherwood Health Centre in
Nottingham last week.
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The next day
Mr Shafiq became so concerned about his son he took him to the Queen’s Medical
Centre (QMC) where an X-ray confirmed the needle was still inside Eesa.
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He added: 'I
couldn’t believe it when I saw the X-ray. Who knows what kind of long term
damage it could have caused if it had been allowed to stay inside his thigh.
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“The nurse
and the doctor should be disciplined and retrained before they treat any other
patient, especially young children.
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'Eesa has
been left traumatised by this horrific mistake. He suffers nightmares and says
he never wants to see a doctor again.'
The family have now made an official complaint and have instructed solicitors to begin a medical negligence claim.
The family have now made an official complaint and have instructed solicitors to begin a medical negligence claim.
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Mr Shafiq
added: 'It is ridiculous to think my son can go in for these booster jabs and
then end up in hospital.
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'It has been
a shocking experience for my son. Everyone including the hospital has said they
haven’t heard of it happening before.
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'We’re
pleased to now have him back home. But it should never have come to this.'
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A
spokesperson for NHS Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County said: 'It would
not be appropriate for us to comment publicly about this case for reasons of
patient confidentiality, but we would always encourage any patient who is
unhappy with the treatment they have received to contact their GP practice
directly or use the NHS Nottingham City PALS and complaints service.
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'We can then
work with them to properly understand, investigate and resolve any concerns or
issues they may have.'
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No one from
the Sherwood Health Centre was prepared to comment.
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