A Hong Kong paediatrician, Dr Sit Sou-chi, has been suspended for nine months for professional misconduct after failing to conduct necessary investigations on a newborn who suffered a seizure in 2009, resulting in permanent disability.
A Hong Kong paediatrician, Dr Sit Sou-chi, has been removed from the General Register for nine months for professional misconduct. The ruling concerns a 2009 incident where a newborn infant suffered a seizure and was left permanently disabled with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.
A Hong Kong doctor accused of a medical blunder that left a newborn permanently disabled with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia 16 years ago has testified at the Medical Council hearing. Dr Sit Sou-chi denied allegations he failed to conduct necessary investigations of infant Li Yuanjian after the child had a seizure at Baptist Hospital on December 22, 2009. The doctor claimed he initially diagnosed it as a choking case and was told by a nurse the baby was stable after milk was suctioned from the airway.
Dr. Sit Sou-chi is testifying before the Medical Council regarding a 2009 incident where a newborn suffered permanent disabilities. The doctor claims he did not immediately examine the infant because he believed the emergency was a minor choking case.
A Hong Kong doctor is accused of failing to conduct necessary investigations on newborn Li Yuanjian after the infant had a seizure at Baptist Hospital on December 22, 2009. The child was left with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia, unable to care for himself. Dr Sit Sou-chi testified he mistook the emergency for a choking case and was told the baby had been stabilized within 15 seconds.
Hong Kong’s Medical Council resumed a disciplinary inquiry on Friday over a suspected medical blunder that left a boy permanently disabled more than 16 years ago after its decision to terminate the hearing sparked a public outcry. Dr Sit Sou-chi was accused of failing to carry out all necessary and immediate investigations on newborn Li Yuanjian, the son of a mainland Chinese couple, after the infant had a seizure on December 22, 2009. On Friday, Sit’s counsel grilled nurse Ho Kit-ha, who was on...
