The assistant nurse allegedly inserted the scissors between the boy's fingers.
\n\nTop photo from Wiphaphon Namkhan/Facebook
\n\nA Thai hospital has apologised after an assistant nurse accidentally snipped off a part of a toddler's right index finger with scissors.
\n\nIn a statement to Facebook on Sep. 12, Loengnoktha Crown Prince Hospital, located in the northeastern Thai province of Yasothon, said the incident occurred during the boy's discharge on Sep. 11.
\n\nAccording to the Bangkok Post, during a procedure to remove an intravenous tube, the male nurse cut off part of the child's index finger while removing the gauze wrapping that held the tube in place.
\n\nThe severed part was put into an ice box and transported with the toddler to Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital for reattachment, with the procedure requiring two operations, reported the Bangkok Post.
\n\nWiphaphon Namkhan (transliteration), who appeared to be the boy's mother, also took to Facebook to provide a timeline of the events, stating that her child was still in pain and receiving treatment at the hospital.
\n\nPhoto from Wiphaphon Namkhan/Facebook
\n\nThe hospital's statement noted that the boy was admitted on Sep. 2 due to a respiratory and gastrointestinal infection.
\n\nHe was treated until his condition improved and was…
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