Tragic death of 14 newborn children declared as administrative failure, clean chit for staff, investigation report of Pims tragedy released


Tragic death of 14 newborn children declared as administrative failure, clean chit for staff, investigation report of Pims tragedy released

Islamabad (Atif Shirazi) The investigation report of PIMs tragedy was released, the tragic death of 14 newborns was declared as an administrative failure, the staff was given a clean chit, according to the report, the frontline staff did not leave the children helpless. tried to enter the nursery, the most likely source of fire was the electrical cable of AC unit No. 2 located near AC unit No. 1, the report said that 15 critically ill newborns were being treated in the 10-bed unit, many were on oxygen, only 2 doctors and 2 nurses were present, evacuation resources were limited, no evidence of SOPs, fire detection, alarms or sprinkler systems for evacuation of children, AC Negligence in the installation, obstruction of the emergency route, failure to act despite warning and delay in seeking help are among the reasons. According to the details, the investigation report of Pims tragedy was released. The most probable cause of the fire in Pims Nursery was electrical fault. This report was issued on the order of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. According to the inquiry report, 14 out of 15 new-born children died as a result of the fire in the MCH nursery of Pims while one was safe. The inquiry committee examined not only the causes of the fire but also the serious consequences, emergency response, evacuation arrangements and individual and institutional responsibility. The committee’s recommendations were based on a 52-point systematic investigation that examined forensic evidence, CCTV, call records and engineering documents. The CCTV confirmed that the fire had apparently broken out at around 6:38:15 p.m. Charge nurse Nasreen Akhtar, security guard Maria Salim and staff nurse Razia Noreen took action to save the children in a few moments. Nurse Razia Noreen rescues a newborn and tries to re-enter the nursery. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Rahman was also present on the occasion.



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