Court awards baby Sh9.9m after hospital negligence led to arm amputation

[Courtesy] An 11-month-old baby had his right arm amputated after a tourniquet was left tied for 24 hours at Wesu Sub-County Hospital in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, causing the limb to develop gangrene.

According to an expert medical report from Dr Ajoni Adede, with 36 years of experience, the forgotten band after the tourniquet was applied on the minor JM’ right armpit area was medical negligence.“The attending doctors/nurses at Wesu Sub-County hospital were negligent in their failure to remove the band after the tourniquet was applied on January 21, 2024, on the newborn’s axilla (armpit), cannula insertion done,” said Sinkiyian.