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5-Day-Old Nigerian Boy May Lose Arm To Amputation After Kano Hospital Doctor Forgets To Remove Medical Device Attached To Limb For 18 Hours

There is a high tendency that a five-day-old boy's right arm will be amputated after a doctor failed to remove a tourniquet from his hand for more than 18 hours after taking a blood sample. A tourniquet is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to stop the flow of blood. The incident occurred a few hours after the baby was born at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano. According to physiotherapists, the affected hand is not functioning and may have to be amputated. ....

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