Recently, a dengue fever patient died after receiving blood transfusion in the hospital. There are rumors that the hospital gave the patient "juice". The incident has attracted widespread attention and has also caused public concerns about the safety of medical care in India. At present, the police's investigation has made latest progress. The liquid suspected to be "juice" is actually spoiled platelet .
This is the hospital involved in the "juice" incident that has caused a lot of controversy recently. On the 14th, a 32-year-old dengue patient was admitted to the hospital for treatment. His health was in a bad state and needed a blood transfusion. However, after entering a bag of "platelets", his condition worsened. He was transferred to another private hospital, , on the 17th, and died two days later. The family accused the hospital of importing "juice" liquid
The family of the deceased accused the hospital involved of importing an unknown mixture of a chemical substance and lime juice, a liquid similar to "juice", not platelets. However, the hospital involved refuted the statement from the patient's family, saying that the blood bags used for blood transfusion were purchased by the patient's relatives themselves from a government hospital. After the hospital injected three units of platelets to the patient, the patient stopped the injection because the patient responded strongly.
Indian police: What is lost is not "juice" but spoiled platelets
This incident has attracted great attention in the local area. The hospital has been sealed off and has received a notice of demolition. After investigation, the police said that what the hospital gave to the patient was not juice, but spoiled platelets. These platelets are not properly preserved, resulting in spoilage.
Indian police destroyed a gang suspected of selling inferior platelets
Local police and special operations team carried out raids in multiple places, smashing a gang suspected of selling inferior platelets and arresting 10 people.
Indian Police Sheresh Kumar Pandi: According to information provided by informants, the police have arrested 10 criminal suspects suspected of supplying inferior platelets, who sold these platelets to those in need.
In the operation, Indian police seized at least 18 bags of blood bags, 3 bags suspected of being platelets, as well as Rs 1.02 lakh cash, bicycles and 13 mobile phones used to contact black market transactions. According to the police, the suspect got the plasma from the blood bank, then put the plasma into a different bag, and then put a fake platelet label on the bag, disguised as platelets in the name of the blood bank and sold it to the patient's family. (CCTV Finance)
