UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT AT PERADENIYA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

A nurse through negligence while removing the plaster on the hand of a six day old baby had cut her little finger:

An unfortunate incident is reported from the children’s ward at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike children’s’ hospital in Peradeniya, where a nurse through negligence had cut the little finger on the left hand of a six day old infant, while she had tried to remove a plaster. The little finger had got severed from the hand.
An operation had been carried out by surgeon Dr Samantha kiriwanththuduwa. However the Deputy Director of Health Dr Sampath Ranaweera, had said that he cannot confirm whether the aim of the operation would be a success or not.
The investigations in this regard are been conducted. The child father is one R.M.Jayawardena , a resident of Kurunegala area it is reported.