The parents of a two-year-old girl who was stung by a scorpion are claiming that she died because there was no medication to treat her at three medical institutions.A distraught Nadraka Henry, 28, said when her daughter was stung on Thursday she was taken to the Chatham Health Centre, the Point Fortin Area Hospital, and then to San Fernando General Hospital, but none of them were equipped with the antidote.
Baby Faith died around 4 am on Friday at the San Fernando General Hospital, her mother said in an interview with reporters at her Chatham Village home yesterday.Recalling the incident, she said Faith was stung shortly before 11 am while she was changing her clothes at their home.Henry, who has four other children, said the scorpion was on the child's dress.
When they got to the Chatham Health Centre, Henry said Faith began vomiting and was given three injections. She said Faith was then transferred to Point Fortin Hospital and then to San Fernando."I believe it was a lack of medication because they did not have the antidote to administer to her."If they would have made arrangements to get the antidote my daughter would have been alive today."
The mother asked for help to bury her child.Both Point Fortin MP Paula Gopee-Scoon and Point Fortin mayor Clyde Paul described the lack of medication as unacceptable.Gopee-Scoon said she asked South West Regional Health Authority CEO Anil Gosine for details as to whether they had the medication and if so why was proper attention not given.
Mayor Paul said he was not surprised since "the only thing it have in that hospital (Point Fortin) is Panadol. We live in constant danger down here. I am very disappointed."Gosine said an investigation has been launched into the incident. "I cannot say if they had medication or not. I need to find out. I am investigating it."