HAVERI: A nurse at Aduru primary health centre in Karnataka’s Haveri has been suspended for resorting to an unorthodox treatment-using FeviKwik glue instead of sutures to close a deep gash on a seven-year-old boy’s right cheek. Her reasoning? Stitches would leave an “ugly scar” on the child’s face.
Gurukrishna Annappa Hosamani suffered facial and leg injuries on Jan 14. Upon being taken to the PHC, nurse Jyothi applied glue to his cheek injury, covered it with cotton, and secured it with a tight bandage.
The 36-year-old nurse’s unconventional approach alarmed the boy’s parents. Despite the seemingly harmless outcome, the boy’s family filed a complaint with the local health protection committee. The district health officer (DHO) responded by transferring the nurse to another facility.
However, as public outrage over the “lenient action” gained momentum on social media, DHO Rajesh Suragihalli issued a show-cause notice to Jyothi on Jan 17 and later suspended her, pending an inquiry.
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