In a case of huge negligence, 12 children were given sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine in a village in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, about 700 km from state capital Mumbai, an official said on Monday. The affected children, all below 5 years of age, were admitted to a government hospital, where their condition is said to be stable, the district official said, adding that three healthcare workers will face action for the lapse.

印度一名官員本周一表示，在距離首都孟買約700公里的馬哈拉施特拉邦亞瓦特馬爾區(qū)的一個(gè)村莊，發(fā)生了一起嚴(yán)重的玩忽職守事故，醫(yī)護(hù)人員給12名兒童服下的不是口服脊髓灰質(zhì)炎疫苗，而是消毒液。這名地區(qū)官員說(shuō)，受到此事影響的兒童都在5歲以下，他們住進(jìn)了一家政府醫(yī)院，據(jù)說(shuō)他們的病情穩(wěn)定。他還說(shuō)，三名醫(yī)護(hù)人員將因此而面臨起訴。

Yavatmal Zilla Parishad CEO Shrikrishna Panchal said the were given two drops of sanitiser in place of polio drops. Subsequently, one of the children complained of vomiting and uneasiness, he said.

Yavatmal Zilla Parishad醫(yī)院的CEO Shrikrishna Panchal說(shuō)，兩滴消毒液被當(dāng)成了小兒麻痹癥藥劑。他說(shuō)，隨后其中一名兒童出現(xiàn)嘔吐和不安癥狀。

All the children who were given sanitiser drops were administered polio drops and admitted to the Government Medical College in Yavatmal, Mr. Panchal said.

Panchal說(shuō)，所有服用過(guò)消毒液的兒童，之后都服用了小兒麻痹癥藥劑，并被亞瓦特馬爾的政府醫(yī)學(xué)院收治。

Their condition is stable and they are under observation, he said.

他說(shuō)，他們的情況穩(wěn)定，正在觀察中。

He said as per preliminary information, three healthcare workers — a doctor, anganwadi sevika and an ASHA volunteer — were present at the PHC at the time of the incident.

他說(shuō)，根據(jù)初步信息，在事故發(fā)生時(shí)有三名醫(yī)療工作者在場(chǎng)——一名醫(yī)生、一位？？和一名ASHA志愿者。

“An inquiry is underway and orders will be issued to suspend all the three healthcare workers,” Mr. Panchal said.

Panchal說(shuō)：“正在進(jìn)行調(diào)查，并將下令對(duì)這三名醫(yī)護(hù)人員停職。”

Meanwhile, another official said the incident came to light when the village sarpanch checked the drops and found them to be hand sanitiser and not polio doses.

與此同時(shí)，另一名官員表示，本村村長(zhǎng)檢查了藥液后發(fā)現(xiàn)這是洗手液，而不是小兒麻痹癥藥劑后，此事才得以曝光。
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After the incident, parents in the area are under fear and have demanded action against the persons responsible for the shocking lapse.

事件發(fā)生后，當(dāng)?shù)丶议L(zhǎng)非常害怕，要求對(duì)這起令人震驚的事故負(fù)責(zé)的人采取行動(dòng)。

Yavatmal Collector M.D. Singh visited the hospital and enquired about the condition of the children, the official said.

這位官員說(shuō)，亞瓦特馬爾的稅務(wù)官M(fèi).D. Singh曾前往這家醫(yī)院，并詢問(wèn)了那些兒童們的情況。