BLOOD TRANSFUSION AT AGE 3… BOY, NOW 16, HIV-POSITIVE
A routine blood transfusion at Sangre Grande County Hospital for a three-year-old boy with sickle cell disease has resulted in a mother’s worst nightmare, as the child has contracted the HIV/Aids virus after receiving infected blood. The Eastern Regional Health Authority is facing a $4.5 million lawsuit for medical and clinical negligence. The suit charges that as a result of negligence and a blood transfusion with infected blood, Kevon (not his real name), faces a loss of expectation of life, endures constant pain, discomfort and suffering. He has problems attending school, and his family has mounting medical bills. Kevon, who doctors...
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