Toddler mistakenly given wart treatment instead of sleeping aid in Samut Prakan

A toddler of one year and four months old was mistakenly given trichloroacetic acid, a medication typically used for wart treatment, instead of a prescribed sleeping aid at Bangchak Hospital in Samut Prakan. The erroneous administration occurred on November 8 when the toddler’s mother had brought him to the hospital following a fall that resulted in a head injury.

The toddler had tumbled and struck his head on a bathroom floor, leading to the mother seeking medical attention for him on November 8. A doctor at the hospital ordered a sleeping aid to prepare the toddler for a CT scan. The aunt of the toddler collected two oral syringes from the hospital’s pharmacy department – one containing a sleeping medication and the other with water. These were then given to a nurse who instructed the mother to administer both…