Baby dies after being burnt by headlamp in GPHC incubator

Feb 14, 2019 News

When Quavo Daniels was born prematurely at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, (GPHC), last December, the hospital saw it necessary to place him in an incubator.
Shortly after, in late December, the family got word from the hospital that their son was burnt while being incubated.
The child’s mother, Odessa Forde, said that the hospital was however reluctant to explain how her baby was burnt.

Quavo Daniels, is said to have suffered burns in GPHC’s incubator

Forde said they were told that specialists, including a plastic surgeon, were consulted to make sure the baby received the best treatment for the burns.

Forde was convinced by the hospital to give permission for her baby to receive blood.
She said that she gave whatever permission they needed to care for the child.
On January 21, last, the hospital discharged and gave the baby over to the family, but that wasn’t the end of the family’s troubles. The child, who had a burn mark on his arm, was said to often make a light huffing sound.
The baby’s grandmother was convinced that the child was in pain, but they couldn’t figure out the exact cause of the pain
“I told the mother to find out how this baby got burn but they, the hospital wasn’t telling the mother anything.
“But the child kept groaning and it got worse. We had to take the child back to hospital on Thursday. The doctors said they tried their best to save the baby but he died.
The child’s mother told this newspaper that she later learnt that her child was burnt by a defective headlamp early one morning, and that the nurse who ran to save him from the fire was burnt as well.
Relatives of the dead child are seeking closure on the matter. They are hoping that a post mortem examination scheduled for later this week will provide the answer

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