Medical error causes death of child, angers tribe [Archives:2007/1072/Local News]
DHAMAR, July 29 – A tribal ruling prevents a Yemeni male nurse from carrying on his job throughout his lifetime. As a result of the frequent deadly medical mistakes he made.
Amat Al-Rahman, a 6-year-old female child, died last week due to the flaws committed by the nurse, who was working at a medical center in Mekhlaf (Semah), Otoma region.
He used a clorcone injection, used for Malaria, where as the child was suffering from a serious cough. As a result, she died. Her father informed the criminal investigation. Later, the nurse was arrested.
The People in charge tried solving the case tribally. The nurse admitted his mistake and asked for arbitration from the father, himself. Consequently, the father ceded the right of his daughter's death, in punishing the nurse, in return of a tribal ruling, which stated that this nurse will be prevented from practicing his job or any other medical activity in his remaining life time.
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