Posted by Following an assault on one of the hospital’s doctors, administrators at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Ilorin, Kwara state, seized the body of a deceased patient on Wednesday.
One of the deceased’s sons was also detained for reportedly assaulting a doctor at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department due to the medical staff’s claimed negligence, which resulted in the death of the dead Alhaji Saliu, a butcher, according to reports.
According to reports, three members of the deceased’s family allegedly assaulted a doctor on Tuesday in the UITH’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) Wing because they believed the medical staff’s carelessness contributed to the death of their relative. The deceased’s name was Alhaji Saliu.
Shortly after the hospital revealed that their cousin, who had blood cancer, had passed away, problems began.
The deceased, who apparently had issues after returning from a business trip, was sent to the facility in a critical condition on Tuesday.
According to Mr. Abdul, a relative of the deceased who confirmed the news, the hospital confiscated the body as a result of an attack on a doctor.
Abdul revealed that Alhaji Saliu was brought to the hospital’s emergency room on Tuesday a little after 5:00 a.m. despite repeated requests for a doctor to attend to him.
“Several hours later, when a medical professional saw our predicament and confirmed that he had passed away, we were shocked to see physicians arriving to take care of us.
“That enraged the family, and as a result, they attacked one of the doctors who arrived. Since then, they have sworn not to release the corpse unless we can present some additional witnesses who can prove the doctor was defeated,” he said.
The hospital management confirmed the news through the head of the UITH’s corporate affairs unit, Mrs. Elizabeth Ajiboye.
In the hospital, she claimed, doctors are protesting the assault under the banner of the Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (ARD), “urging the management of the hospital against the release of the corpse without arresting and punishing the culprits.”
Mrs. Ajiboye pleaded with the public to refrain from attacking medical personnel, citing the patient’s late presentation and significant problems.
“The patient in question was among those who arrived at the hospital after hours and had serious difficulties. Despite this, the on-duty medical staff, including doctors, sprang into action, but he convulsed as he fought for his life. When he reached that point, the doctors took over another case that needed emergency care because he had been stabilized.
One of the doctors on duty was attacked by three of the patient’s relatives, who pushed him to the wall and repeatedly pummeled him, but he was able to get away.
“This resulted in one of the patient’s relatives being detained by the hospital’s security personnel.
According to kuryaloaded, the security forces are still keeping an eye on the arrested son while looking for two other people.
The physicians are protesting the assault under the banner of the Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (ARD) and pleading with the hospital’s administration not to release the body without first apprehending and prosecuting those responsible.
“It is now necessary for the hospital to advise clients and their family members against making any sort of attack on the facility’s medical staff.
“We wish to remind members of the public on the roles of health workers in health Management system and the limitations of these health care providers in saving lives especially when the cases before them are presented late,” the body added.
The association asserted that just as the medical workers had sworn to protect the lives of their patients, their own lives should not be endangered.
“Therefore, the Management through the law enforcement agents resolved to henceforth commence the arrest and prosecution of anyone irrespective of their status, threatening the lives of any of the workers of UITH in the course of their duties. Legal action will also henceforth be taken against such unruly relatives of our patients.”