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Cuddalore GH staff nurse suspended for wrongly administering anti-rabies vaccine to girl

A staff nurse attached to the Cuddalore Government General Hospital was suspended on Thursday, June 29, 2023 for allegedly administering Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) to a 13-year-old girl suffering with fever and common cold.

According to Health Department sources, Karunakaran, 43 of Kothandarampuram near Cuddalore, brought his daughter Sadhana to the GH on Wednesday with complaints of fever and common cold. A duty doctor in the GH examined her and prescribed medicines and an injection.

However, Kannagi, a staff nurse in the hospital allegedly administered ARV to the child without going through the doctor’s prescription. When Karunakaran enquired with the staff he was told that it was an ARV. He argued with the staff and lodged a complaint with the authorities.

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