Nurse suspended for using superglue to seal child's wound Nurse claimed using adhesive instead of stitches would prevent scarring.
The nurse, identified by local media by her first name Jyoti, reportedly told the parents using the adhesive would prevent scarring on the child’s face and claimed that she had been practising this method of closing wounds for years.
A nurse at a government hospital in southern India has been suspended for using commercial adhesive instead of stitches to treat a child’s wound.
Concerned by the nurse’s response, the child’s parents recorded a video in which she can be heard saying: “I thought applying Fevikwik would be a better solution, and if it didn’t work we would have referred him for further treatment.”.
In this case, the staff nurse responsible for dereliction of duty by using Fevikwik for the child’s treatment has been suspended following a preliminary report and pending further investigation as per rules.”.
