1 dead, 25 critical after single syringe used for patients at MP govt hospital

The civil surgeon of the hospital said that the incident took place due to negligence of the nurses.

One person has died while 25 others are in a critical condition after a single syringe was used to inject all the patients at a district hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia.

A general view of medical vials and syringes. (Getty Images/Representative photo)

Speaking to ANI, civil surgeon of the hospital, Dr PK Sharma said that the incident took place due to negligence of the nurses.

“A single syringe was used for all the patients. The incident took place because of the negligence of the nurses as they were using normal water instead of distilled water,” Sharma said.

Police have launched a probe into the matter. “We received a complaint that wrong injections were given to patients because of negligence of the nurses. Reports of medical board are awaited and a probe is on into this matter,” the police said.