UP: 3 out of 4 infants die after being put on one oxygen cylinder

DN Bureau

However, the hospital authorities denied the allegation saying that only one infant died after suffering cardiac arrest.

Family with a child
Family with a child


Lucknow: In a sheer case of medical apathy, three out of four infants died after being put on one oxygen cylinder in Lucknow's King George's Medical University.

The family of the infants alleged that they died due to hospital's negligence.

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However, the hospital authorities denied the allegation saying that only one infant died after suffering cardiac arrest.

"Only one infant died after suffering cardiac arrest rest are under observation. All the remaining three infants have been admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)," Dr. Sudhir Singh, Media co-ordinator of the hospital told ANI. (ANI)
 

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