Two-year-old boy dies after sweeper administers wrong injection in Mumbai hospital

The incident took place on January 12 when two-year-old boy, Taha Khan, was admitted at Noor nursing home.

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New Delhi: The police on Thursday (January 20, 2022) booked four hospital staff for death of a toddler after it was administered the wrong injection by a nursing home sweeper in Baiganwadi, Govandi in Mumbai.

The police booked four staffers: the sweeper, a doctor, a resident medical officer and a nurse for the incident, sources told Zee Media. 

The sweeper, who administered the injection, has been booked under Juvenile Justice Act as she is 17-year-old. However, no arrests were made till late Thursday on the issue. 

According to the police, the two-year-old boy, Taha Khan was admitted at Noor nursing home on January 12 with complaints of fever. 

On the day of the incident, the RMO wasn’t available, so he asked the nurse to inject a 16-year-old, another patient, with Azithromycin. However, the nurse paid no heed and let the sweeper administer the jab, which was meant for another patient, to the toddler. Within minutes Taha became critical and succumbed.

“The RMO wasn’t available and he asked the nurse to give the drug to the teen. The nurse paid no heed, and the sweeper asked if she could administer the jab. But instead of giving it to the teen she injected the two-year-old, who died immediately,” police said.