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Life Healthcare
Lack of knowledge for wound care for children

On 22 of August 2013, at approx 16H00 i came in with my daughter as the tip of your finger like when u press the keyboard had almost come off because of a bunny, so the doctor could tear it off but her finger will look odd for rest of life so had to have stitches, they struggled to get drip in, took 15 min of screaming various site which have now bruised, just to anesthetize wrap them in a blanket to restrain them so as to administer a drip, 2 days later was told by Er doctor at 4ways life take dressing off should be fine so i did less the 24 hours later a two year old toddler plays stitches fall out big gapping whole on finger tip still, Sunday i spent 2 hours at hospital waiting to get stitches back in, I was told its a follow up so she wont be seen for a while, her stitches where out because of an negligent doctor slight bleeding had occurred, yesterday we saw are GP we were referred to a plastic surgeon by are GP, I had to drive through to to see a plastic surgeon, who said he cant operate till heals completely as restitching cause skin to die, the surgeon dressed wound and now my daughter may have surgery and all forms of dressing fall off, negligent doctors

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Company: Life Healthcare

Country: South Africa   City: Fourways and Sandton

Category: Health & Medicine

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