MP: 8-yr-old child dies after blood bank allegedly denies giving blood

A minor child died after the blood bank allegedly denied to provide blood. However, hospital authorities claimed that the child was in critical condition when admitted to the hospital.

Damoh: An 8-year-old admitted to a district hospital here, died after the blood bank there allegedly denied giving blood.

"We had submitted Rs 1200, but they did not give us the blood. His Mother who went to people around to ask for blood was not able to arrange it," said one of the relatives of the child.

However, a civil surgeon at the hospital said that since he was critical from the beginning, the doctor had referred him to another hospital but they did not go there.

"He was critical from the beginning. As per the investigation, he had severe anaemia. The doctor had referred him to another hospital, but they did not go there. I will have to inquire the staff on duty at that time at the blood bank," said Dr Mamta Timori, civil surgeon.