Man Dies Shortly After Donating Blood
Blood donor in the process of giving blood.
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A man is reported to have died after a few hours after donating blood at a hospital in Baringo.
Desmond Kipkoech visited Mercy Mission Hospital in Eldama Ravine town, Baringo County on Thursday, February 18 at around 11.50 am to donate blood.
The hospital’s CCTV cameras captured him leaving one of the examination rooms later on while staggering at 1 pm.
File image of Desmond Samiti who died on Thursday, February 18 2021 after donating blood at Mercy Mission Hospital in Baringo County
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Thirty minutes later, the footage seen by
THE STANDARD By
Mercy Kahenda |
February 26th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Desmond Samati, the 34-year-old who died at Mercy Mission Hospital in Baringo on.February 25, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
On February 18 at 11.50am, Desmond Kipkoech walked into Mercy Mission Hospital in Eldama Ravine town, Baringo County not because he was sick, but for a noble course to donate blood.
At 1pm, video footage obtained from the hospital’s CCTV cameras captured him leaving one of the examination rooms staggering.
Thirty minutes later, he is seen collapsing on a bench outside Room 15 at the hospital. At 4pm, Kipkoech is pronounced dead and his body wheeled to the hospital’s mortuary.