Rat bites child at pvt hospital room

February 5, 2012

A two-and-a-half-year-old child was bitten by a rat at the NSS Medical Mission
Hospital here on Saturday morning.

The girl, Amrita Pillai, is daughter of army jawan and native of Kulanada, Raju
P.R.The child was undergoing treatment at a deluxe room in the hospital
after she developed fever on January 28.

“The child was sleeping after breakfast. Suddenly,
the child screamed, and I saw a big rat running out of the bed. There was heavy
bleeding from her right-hand thumb and middle finger,” said Indu V.R, mother of
Amrita to Deccan Chronicle.

“I rushed with her to the doctor’s room where they
dressed up the wound. Later, we filed a complaint at the Pandalam police
station,” she said.
Ramesh Kumar, superintend and pediatrician at the hospital said, “The child
was taken to me immediately after the incident.
The wounds were dressed up. There is no need of any vaccination or an
antibiotic course since the child is undergoing treatment for pneumonia. I had
consulted with senior pediatricians of Kottayam MCH on the issue.”