Yavatmal Govt Medical College clarifies: Child’s death not linked to cough syrup consumption
The Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal, has denied reports linking a six-year-old boy’s death to cough syrup.
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought a transfer of the FIRs relating to the cough syrup deaths to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) The Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College and Hospital (SVNGMC), Yavatmal, has refuted reports claiming that a six-year-old boy had died after consuming cough syrup. In an official letter to the Medical Education and Drugs Department, Mumbai, the government medical college stated that the death of Shivam Gurnule (6), a resident of Pimpalkhuti in Kalamb taluka, was due to aspiration caused by ‘food bolus’, when food accidentally enters the airway, and not due to cough syrup consumption.
According to hospital records, Shivam, who had cerebral palsy and developmental delay, was under treatment at a private facility for a mild fever and cough. He suddenly collapsed while eating on October 7 and was declared dead after he was brought to the hospital.
Post-mortem findings revealed food particles in the trachea and bronchi, and lungs swollen with fluid (oedematous), consistent with death from choking. The viscera were preserved for chemical analysis. However, as a precautionary measure, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has collected the prescribed medicines for testing.
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