A child pronounced dead at Allied Hospital on Tuesday is fighting for his life at the intensive car unit.
Ghulam Rasool, a relative of the child, said Ayan Hussain, aged 18 months, was brought to Faisalabad from Jhang on June 10. He had been suffering from high fever for several days.
He said the child was admitted to children ward, where his condition worsened over the days.
On Tuesday, he said, the boy fainted. The ward in charge was informed and the duty doctor was called.
He said the doctor checked the child, pronounced him dead and issued a death certificate. The ‘body’ was handed over to the father, Muhammad Hussain.
He said on their way home, when the ambulance ran over a pothole, the jolt caused the baby to start crying.
The child was rushed back to the hospital, where the nursing staff was shocked to see the baby alive. The baby was shifted to the intensive care unit.
He said the Health Department should take notice of the incident and cancel licences of the negligent doctor.
“Who knows how many children have been pronounced dead by the doctor when they were actually alive,” he said.
Medical Superintendent Rashid Maqbool said such mistakes were rare.
He said no such incident had ever occurred at the Allied Hospital before. He said a committee had been formed to investigate the matter. Action would be taken against the doctor, if he was found guilty of negligence, he added.