INVESTIGATIONS have been launched into possible medical negligence following the tragic death of a teenage footballer after he received treatment for a fractured leg he suffered in a match.
The Public Prosecution announced the probe yesterday after the player was admitted to Salmaniya Medical Complex for treatment over the weekend and died shortly after falling severely ill.
He initially had a cast placed on his leg, following an X-ray examination at the emergency department.
Twenty-hours later the Bahraini teenager returned to the hospital to see a specialised doctor and was told the cast should remain on his leg for six weeks before being sent home.
However, the following day he was suffering intense pain, including a severe headache, and needed to be readmitted to hospital.
Emergency
After collapsing on arrival he was rushed into intensive care where he was pronounced dead.
Prosecutors claim that the specialised doctor allegedly failed to properly examine the teenager’s leg and when he later returned as an emergency case at the hospital ‘he was shaking and could not speak before he collapsed’.
The victim’s medical reports were confiscated by the authorities. The National Health Regulatory Authority is also carrying out investigations into the case and cause of death, a spokesman said.
Medics say fractures of the femur and tibia are associated with the highest risk of fracture-related pulmonary embolism. When a blood clot forms, it’s known as deep vein thrombosis.
These clots can be dangerous if they break loose and travel to the lungs, heart or brain. Imaging tests help doctors look for blood clots both in blood vessels and within tissues and organs.
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