Hospital admits flaws led to boy's death from appendicitis

An official from Buriram Hospital, second from right, talks to the grandmother, far right, of Kittisak Kromthaisong, the 12-year-old boy who died at the hospital from a ruptured appendix, as neighbours listen in. (Photo: Surachai Piragsa)

BURI RAM: The director of Buriram Hospital has admitted that flaws in the hospital's management led to the death of a 12-year-old boy from a ruptured appendix on May 31.

Kittisak Kromthaisong, a Mathayom Suksa 1 student at a school in Phutthaisong district, developed symptoms of appendicitis on the afternoon of May 29. He was rushed to Phutthaisong Hospital before being transferred to Buriram Hospital.