that is why doctors should supervise all treatments or prescription. good clinical history with emphasis on family history, drug reactions and likes could have prevented this. besides, if sulphur-containing drug is administered on any child, the prescriber watchs out for signs of reactions in first 24 hours. This principle applies to all potentially dangerous drugs.

SirVintageCock:
This is a drug reaction which can happen to anybody. It doesn't mean that the wrong medication was administered rather the student in question reacts adversely to the medication given to him. Most people don't know that they reacts to some drugs eg not everybody reacts to chloroquine or sulphur etc. Some may have mild reaction while in rare cases it maybe life threatening like in this kid.

pls..no mention that drug again..my body hate the drug

VocalWalls:


A reaction is a good reason to abandon the boy for 3 days?

How about introducing a neutralizer?

Your talk no hold water

what are you saying now.. the guy is talking about drug reaction bro

y'all be saying it can happen to anyone,OK lemme say I agree with that but they left him for 3days. at least they should called his parents after giving him the drugs.... my mom must not hear that am sick where ever she is,she must visit me bcus some of need extra care and monitoring

pair36:
This is a case of Stevens​ - Johnson syndrome . It occurs in patients who react to sulphonamides. Fansidar contains sulphur.

Most patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome are treated symptomatically. In principle, the symptomatic treatment of patients with this disorder does not differ from the therapy applied to patients with extensive burns.
Patients should be treated with special attention to airway and hemodynamic stability, fluid status, wound/burn care, and pain control. Therapy for Stevens-Johnson syndrome proceeds as follows:
Withdrawal of any agent suspected of causing the condition is critically important
Oral lesions are managed with mouthwashes; topical anesthetics are useful in reducing pain and allowing the patient to take in fluids
Areas of denuded skin must be covered with compresses of saline or Burow solution
Tetanus prophylaxis must be addressed
Extensive debridement of nonviable epidermis followed by immediate cover with biologic dressings is among the recommended treatments.

all these your medical language.. it's well o

SirVintageCock:
This is a drug reaction which can happen to anybody. It doesn't mean that the wrong medication was administered rather the student in question reacts adversely to the medication given to him. Most people don't know that they reacts to some drugs eg not everybody reacts to chloroquine or sulphur etc. Some may have mild reaction while in rare cases it maybe life threatening like in this kid.

Listen to yourself, "...it doesn't mean that the wrong medication was given to him...", did you even check the hospital and the nurse attitudes to the boy's plight. How the nurse abandoned him and the hospital too.

Oselu28:
y'all be saying it can happen to anyone,OK lemme say I agree with that but they left him for 3days. at least they should called his parents after giving him the drugs.... my mom must not hear that am sick where ever she is,she must visit me bcus some of need extra care and monitoring

I agree with you sis. the school can be sued for negligence

The student is reacting to the medication do not necessarily mean that he was given the wrong drugs. The boy will get better

Omotayor123:
oh..!! I remembered when I reacted to septrim tablet too, it wasn't funny at all. But I thank God it leaves No permanent damage on my skin.

I'm sure The boy will be Alright.

I reacted to septrin den and my head was swollen *3.. since then I was advice to stay off septrin...

TarOrfeek:


Your reasoning get big comma.


OR ARE YOU ON HEAT?
WHICH KIND PERSON YOU BE.

I should have known I was trying to debate with an intellectual handicap, pardon my ignorance

Pidgin2:


Lol, and what if the boy has no medical records with the clinic in question and if he had had previous reactions why didn't the parents inform the school authorities so that it can be put in his medical file? Try putting on your thinking cap

Your ignorance is self-effacing. And quite embarrassing tbh.
The clinic has the responsibility to gather this data and ensure preventive action.
it clearly did not do so, and no parent will not know if a child has allergy. because so often as little children their contact with drugs reveal such info.
okay digest!

Nigerian Army, this child must be totally well without scares on his body. Yes, no doubt,. command is a very good school to go to, but this is oneoff case same time, the child must be well.

Pidgin2:


I should have known I was trying to debate with an intellectual handicap, pardon my ignorance

na you use your hand type am!

Joe4real701:
Sue the school,sue the nurse and sue the doctor

just shut up. What if the parents did not disclose to the school authority about the child's allergy. As far as the school did not administer fake drugs, the parents should be held responsible for negligence

VocalWalls:


A reaction is a good reason to abandon the boy for 3 days?

How about introducing a neutralizer?

Your talk no hold water

There is no ''neutralizer'' for an adverse drug reaction like Steven-Johnson syndrome, the patient is treated supportively even in the best of hospitals. This boy is lucky to have lived, SJS has been known for its high mortality rate even in the world's best hospitals.

The title of this write-up reeks of ignorance, no ''wrong medicine'' was administered to this patient. He simply had an adverse drug reaction to a drug. Sadly, Nigerian hospitals keep little or no patient records, so there is little chance of knowing who would likely suffer from an ADR to a drug. The time people would spend on here castigating the medical personnel in this case should rather be spent learning lessons to prevent a recurrence.

TarOrfeek:


Your ignorance is self-effacing. And quite embarrassing tbh.
The clinic has the responsibility to gather this data and ensure preventive action.
it clearly did not do so, and no parent will not know if a child has allergy. because so often as little children their contact with drugs reveal such info.
okay digest!

Hehehehe, how do you know they didn't ask for previous medical records? All millitary schools ask students to undergo medical tests before admission into boarding house. There are forms to fill that includes places where details of any previous medical issues can be noted

I don't think you are capable of intellectual discussions, you just want to quote and make yourself feel intelligent, you aren't worth my time(no offense)

Pidgin2:


Hehehehe, how do you know they didn't ask for previous medical records? All millitary schools ask students to undergo medical tests before admission into boarding house. There are forms to fill that includes places where details of any previous medical issues can be noted

I don't think you are capable of intellectual discussions, you just want to quote and make yourself feel intelligent, you aren't worth my time(no offense)

none taken!
your time, as you have proven by quoting me serially, is very cheap!
Intellectual heavy weight, if only you can expand the limits of your thinking.
even if na just slightly, you would know that the buck ends at the table of the School. Only.
Since the parents have not given consent to have drugs widely known to counteract, administered to their ward.
aunty, I'm not an intellectual person. in fact I'm not smart.
but youre pretending that you're smart. it's unfair.
and you're on heat. bitter hot one at that.

TarOrfeek:


Your ignorance is self-effacing. And quite embarrassing tbh.
The clinic has the responsibility to gather this data and ensure preventive action.
it clearly did not do so, and no parent will not know if a child has allergy. because so often as little children their contact with drugs reveal such info.
okay digest!

Are you alright? In this present days where parents forge medical reports just to ensure that their children gain admission. People like you are so quick to point fingers without even considering the facts. Pls don't be biased in your judgement, the parents may have their own faults because I'm sure the school will work with the medical reports the parents give them

Cloudrise:
Are you alright? In this present days where parents forge medical reports just to ensure that their children gain admission. People like you are so quick to point fingers without even considering the facts. Pls don't be biased in your judgement, the parents may have their own faults because I'm sure the school will work with the medical reports the parents give them

People who undergo clinic card registration, are thought of as having been admitted.
So I can not say for sure that the parents, were may have towed that line.
Even the parents were ignorant of the child's reactivity to certain drugs.
A good nurse, as alluded by posters above, should ask orally, the patient (a 12 yo reasoning child) if he/she has had prior case of drug reactivity.
Surely the child will never lie. Because this is a nurse, and as a boarder, the nurse is almost god.
On clinic cards, except stated NO/YES, reactivity to certain drugs should not be speculated.
School is at fault.
that girl on her hot miserable heat should take note.
hehehehe

SirVintageCock:
This is a drug reaction which can happen to anybody. It doesn't mean that the wrong medication was administered rather the student in question reacts adversely to the medication given to him. Most people don't know that they reacts to some drugs eg not everybody reacts to chloroquine or sulphur etc. Some may have mild reaction while in rare cases it maybe life threatening like in this kid.

People just post anyhow.

Either just a bad reaction like SJS or the drug was contaminated with sulphur. And more could be out there. We all know fake drugs are in circulation.
SJS can even overlap with TEN.

No evidence the nurse gave the wrong drug.

Any evidence the patient could not have been exposed to sulphur earlier?

Bad for the young student to suffer such. But the investigation seems inadequate.

Dem DON spoil this pikin life ,ayee le

dhardline:
Stephen Johnson syndrome caused by adverse drug reaction. The nurse might be innocent.

It's difficult to accurately forsee a drug reaction.
Any person blaming this nurse is just out for mischief.
SR has formed a penchant for demonizing pple without doing proper investigation and just bcoz they are not based in Nigeria they feel they are immuned from whatever irreparable harm their sometimes shallow reporting does.
Fansidar(Amalar,Laridox), and Septrin too,are commonly prescribed drugs that a lot of pple are prescribed for& take without any adverse reaction whatsoever.Its even recommended that Fansidar b given to every pregnant woman at least thrice during d course of her pregnancy.
But d few that do react to their sulphur content can come down with dramatic reactions,which if not tackled promptly can really be devastating.
The only fault here is that d child was not promptly treated for d drug reaction,but d nurse or dr here cannot b charged for anything.
At d rate at which some of these badly investigated reports on Drs,hospitals &nurses are going in Nigeria, it may reach a point wen patients treatment are delayed due to fear of arrest or prosecution in Nigeria to d extent of that delay being a cause of many adverse outcomes in future,& not even d administration of a wrong drug or dosage!

That must be a quota system nurse.

doctokwus:

It's difficult to accurately forsee a drug reaction.
Any person blaming this nurse is just out for mischief.
SR has formed a penchant for demonizing pple without doing proper investigation and just bcoz they are not based in Nigeria they feel they are immuned from whatever irreparable harm their sometimes shallow reporting does.
Fansidar(Amalar,Laridox), and Septrin too,are commonly prescribed drugs that a lot of pple are prescribed for& take without any adverse reaction whatsoever.Its even recommended that Fansidar b given to every pregnant woman at least thrice during d course of her pregnancy.
But d few that do react to their sulphur content can come down with dramatic reactions,which if not tackled promptly can really be devastating.
The only fault here is that d child was not promptly treated for d drug reaction,but d nurse or dr here cannot b charged for anything.
At d rate at which some of these badly investigated reports on Drs,hospitals &nurses are going in Nigeria, it may reach a point wen patients treatment are delayed due to fear of arrest or prosecution in Nigeria to d extent of that delay being a cause of many adverse outcomes in future,& not even d administration of a wrong drug or dosage!

Fansidar, if I'm correct, contains 2 compounds that are known teratogens. Avoid in pregnancy. I'm guessing this is the reason why some women in Nigeria give birth to deformed babies that look like goats, and everyone would start blaming witches and wizards for it.

That's adverse drug reaction- Steven Johnson syndrome

claremont:


There is no ''neutralizer'' for an adverse drug reaction like Steven-Johnson syndrome, the patient is treated supportively even in the best of hospitals. This boy is lucky to have lived, SJS has been known for its high mortality rate even in the world's best hospitals.

The title of this write-up reeks of ignorance, no ''wrong medicine'' was administered to this patient. He simply had an adverse drug reaction to a drug. Sadly, Nigerian hospitals keep little or no patient records, so there is little chance of knowing who would likely suffer from an ADR to a drug. The time people would spend on here castigating the medical personnel in this case should rather be spent learning lessons to prevent a recurrence.

I still maintain that the boy should have been under a hourly supervision.

claremont:

. Avoid in pregnancy.

Whoever gave that info is totally wrong.
Fansidar is part of standard Antenatal management in malaria endemic areas like ours.
It was formerly recommended as a triple course intake as a preventive measure against malaria.Now d latest protocol is that d pregnant woman shud even get 5 courses of it as long as she doesn't react!Its just that it shouldn't be prescibed or taken within d first 3months of pregnancy.The logic is simple:Malaria untreated is more likely to kill mother and child than Fansidar that may cause damage to unborn child,not necessary death,and spare mother.

ziga:


Neutralizer ke? Are you a chemist?

I'm not, I'm an engineer.

And I believe actions have opposite reactions.

Something could have helped the boy stay more comfortable than to have left him for 3 days.

vickylincon:
what are you saying now.. the guy is talking about drug reaction bro

He gave a good explanation, but he completely skipped the part where the guy was ignored for days.

SirVintageCock:
This is a drug reaction which can happen to anybody. It doesn't mean that the wrong medication was administered rather the student in question reacts adversely to the medication given to him. Most people don't know that they reacts to some drugs eg not everybody reacts to chloroquine or sulphur etc. Some may have mild reaction while in rare cases it maybe life threatening like in this kid.

Was his history taken? Do they have records of what children are allergic to? Do you just give people medication without enquiry? Should they have abandoned the boy for 3 days with no neutralizer? Why did they lie that they gave him Augmentin when it was Fansidar that he was given? Why lie?

Davosukar:


You are to avoid any sulphur containing drug even during pregnancy( fansidar for ipt). Steven-johnsons syndrome

Tnx. Abeg give me example of sulphur containing drugs?

But the things is...I'm used to using septrin all my life until it reacted few years back.