My son bled until he lost over 60 per cent of his blood in a federal medical center – Akpabio

Speaking during the screening of Dr. Tunji Alausa, a ministerial nominee from Lagos State, Senate President Godswill Akpabio talked about the unfortunate incident that leads to the death of his grandchild.

He said that similar to everyone else present, he too has experienced medical neglect. He said that In 2019, he tragically lost his first grandchild at a federal medical center due to bleeding. He said that despite being put on a drip throughout the night, there was a lack of assistance from doctors or nurses, resulting in him losing over 60 percent of his blood. He said that efforts were made to revive him with a defibrillator, but unfortunately, they were in vain. He said that he tried his best to help, but he couldn’t save him, and he had to sadly lay him to rest in the mortuary.

He said, “Just like every other person here, I have been a victim of medical neglect. I lost my first grandchild in 2019, in a federal medical centre. He died through bleeding.”

Speaking further, he said, “He was placed on a drip that ran into the night. There was no help, no doctor, no nurse and he bled until he lost over 60 per cent of his blood.”

He added, “They went to go and bring a defibrillator to attempt to revive the heart, but it did no”

Finally, he said, “I used my hand and struggled with my physician, I could not revive him. I had to close his eyes and put him in the mortuary,” Akpabio said.”

Source: Punch paper

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