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The
incident (By The Parents Of Imanae)
On
November 29, 2009 at 3 am in the morning my 3 year old daughter,
Imanae, spilt hot water on her wrist. My wife and I immediately took
her to Doctors Hospital and Medical Center in Johar Town, Lahore.
Although it was a very small burn, we chose to go to the hospital as
our baby was in a lot of pain and we wanted her hurt to go away as
quickly as possible.
At the hospital we were met by the emergency ward staff, who applied an
ointment on her hand and gave her an injection to soothe the pain. When
Imanae continued to cry because of the pain, the nurse called
the doctor on duty. I noticed when he walked into the room that he had
obviously been asleep and had just been woken up.
The
doctor instructed the nurse to give Imanae another injection. Imanae
however continued to cry. Fifteen minutes later, the sleepy doctor
instructed the nurse to inject Imanae with the 3rd injection. All in
all, 5mg of this anesthetic/pain killer was given. This was the
moment when my little baby went silent and started losing
consciousness. Just before she totally passed out, she started calling
out my name and saying that everything was getting blurred and she
couldn't see clearly. Little did I know that these were the last words
my daughter would ever say.
I asked the doctor what was happening to my daughter, he assured me
that she was FINE and was just SLEEPING, and left the room. I however
wasn’t satisfied and checked Imanae myself to see if I could feel
her breath or hear her heartbeat.
When
I couldn't feel either of the two, I immediately informed the nurse.
She called the doctor again who used a Heart Beat Monitor to examine
Imanae. There was no reading on the monitor. I asked the doctor what
that signified and he told me that since the monitor was intended for
adult use, it could not detect my baby's hear beat. I WISH I HAD ASKED
HIM THEN WHY HE WAS USING IT ON MY HELPLESS AND UNCONSCIOUS CHILD AND
WASTING PRECIOUS TIME!!!
At this point, some other doctors present on duty at the hospital
joined him as well. They connected Imanae to an ECG machine, but that
too also only reported a straight line. My wife asked why the line was
straight but the doctors did not reply. They kept on stating that she
was fine and was just having some breathing problems. All the doctors
present on the scene, started conferring between themselves as they
continued to examine her. They continued to ignore our repeated pleas
on what was happening to our daughter.
They then started giving her CPR and it was at this point I realised
that my baby's life was in danger. The doctors however kept reassuring
us that she was fine. They continued conferring between themselves and
I was certain that something had gone horribly wrong. Another 20 or so
minutes passed in this torture and confusion. They continued to
reassure us that she was ok!! IF SHE WAS OK, WHY WAS THERE NO PULSE ON
THE ECG...WHY WAS THERE NO HEARTBEAT...WHY WERE THEY GIVING HER CPR, IF
SHE WAS OK.....WHY WHY!!!
Finally,
one of the doctor told me that she was having difficulty breathing
and because Doctors Hospital did NOT HAVE a baby Ventilator we
should take her to some other hospital before her condition worsened.
They suggested we take her either to Ittefaq hospital or to Fatima
Memorial, or that we take her to Ward 23 of the Children's Hospital.
I asked them for an ambulance because she was connected to all kinds of
machines, but they told me that the ambulance was not available.
However, if we still wanted one...we would have to WAIT for half an
hour!!! My baby was not breathing and they wanted me to wait for half
an hour!!
I
decided to take my dying Imanae in my own car and pleaded with them to
give me a doctor to accompany us to Children's Hospital. I did not know
what was wrong with her and wanted someone to come along and explain
what exactly her condition was. I wanted a list of injections and other
medicines given to her, to give to the doctors at Children's Hospital.
I wanted a copy of her ECG report.....
Nothing was given......and a WARD boy asked to go along.
It took us 15 minutes to reach Children's Hospital.....where we were
told that my 3 year old daughter...my only child...the light of my
life...my reason for living...was DEAD!!
Apparently,
I am not the only one who has had his life shattered by this hospital.
There are several similar incidents where Doctors Hospital have dumped
patients whose treatments they have botched, on to other hospitals.
One
such incident that I came across was reported a few years ago in the
Daily Times:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C02%5C12%5Cstory_12-2-2006_pg3_7
With
your help, I have discovered several other cases that strongly indicate
malpractice and gross negligence by this hospital.
If
you are a victim of Doctors Hospital or know of someone who suffered at
their hands, please let us know so that we can put it forward and
bring the culprits to justice.
Updates:
5 Dec 09: Doctors Hospital Pharmacy
sealed
5 Dec 09: Committee recommends registration of
manslaughter charges
against Dr. Faiza Asghar, MD of Doctors Hospital
5 Dec 09: Committee report released. Doctors Hospital at fault.
Read
the complete report here
4 Dec 09: Imanae billboards erected in Defense, Ferozepur
Road and
Shama Chowk, Lahore
4 Dec 09: CM's committee held a
meeting today at 11AM. Doctors Hospital's representatives attended but
were unable to give any satisfactory answer to either the committee or
to us.
3 Dec 09: Chief Justice Lahore
High Court takes Suo moto action on the death of Imanae Malik.
3 Dec 09: CM announces formation
of a committee consisting of 3 members to investigate this case, head
by Nazar Chohan
3 Dec 09: CM calls in an enquiry
of the case
2 Dec 09: Doctors Hospital has
given the reports to Police and as per our concern the report is
tampered... more on this shortly
2 Dec 09: Press conference
2
Dec 09: Doctors Hospital failed to provide any records (discharge
slip,
medical records, list of on duty staff) to police to date.
For More Information / Updates
... Please Visit The Website
http://www.imanae.co.uk
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