Baby may lose his arm in hospital error
Posted January 9th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.theindychannel.comAn infant who’s IV needle left his vein, sending medication into his arm with fluid buildup that is causing an excrutiating amount of pain and may result in amputation.
This is was pure negligence as nurses and staff are supposed to check the integrity of IV’s periodicaly…
INDIANAPOLIS — Hospital staff didn’t immediately notice that a needle escaped a baby’s vein, allowing intravenous solution to swell the arm and threaten the body part’s viability, his family said.
The family of 2-month-old Anthony Correa (pictured) said it is upset with Riley Hospital for Children and fears the boy could lose his arm because of the incident early New Year’s Day.
“They touch his arm, he cries. He’s in pain,” the boy’s aunt, Norma Correa, told 6News’ Ray Cortopassi on Tuesday.