{"id":1425,"date":"2025-03-26T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T14:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2025-03-27T11:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:27:59","slug":"baby-boy-critically-ill-after-medics-gave-him-paracetamol-overdose-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/baby-boy-critically-ill-after-medics-gave-him-paracetamol-overdose-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby boy critically ill after medics gave him paracetamol overdose in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zohan Ul Hassan was given 200mg of paracetamol, rather than 20mg (Picture: Media Scotland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The parents of a sick baby boy are \u2018praying for a miracle\u2019 after their eight-week-old son was overdosed by medics.<\/p>\n

First-time parents Ahad Ul Hassan and\u00a0Hira\u00a0Mansoor, from Ayr, Scotland, <\/a>welcomed their son Zohan seven weeks prematurely after mum Hira underwent an emergency C-section. <\/p>\n

When he was just over a month old, Zohan started showing signs of a hernia which doctors first operated on at the beginning of March.<\/p>\n

But a week after the surgery, his stomach began to swell, and he was transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n

He was due to undergo another surgery last Tuesday when his dad received a call, telling him to \u2018leave work immediately\u2019. <\/p>\n

Eight-week-old Zohan was overdosed when he was administered 200mg of paracetamol instead of the required 20mg.<\/p>\n

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Baby Zohan weighs just five pounds (Picture: Media Scotland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dad Ahad said: \u2018When I got there Zohan\u2019s heart rate was sky-high, going over 200 beats per minute, he was trying to cry but his voice wouldn\u2019t let him. They soon started taking blood samples and an antidote was given to stop the effects of poison.<\/p>\n

\u2018He is only 5 pounds, I don\u2019t understand how this could have happened. We are devastated but all we can do is pray.\u2019<\/p>\n

Zohan and his parents were placed into a side room of the hospital ward where the baby was being monitored \u2013 but he began to convulse.<\/p>\n

Worried, his parents told the doctors, who reportedly told them \u2018it\u2019s normal for newborns to jerk\u2019. <\/p>\n

Ahad decided to film Zohan\u2019s next fit, which, when shared with doctors, prompted urgent medical action.<\/p>\n

Baby Zohan was transferred to the hospital\u2019s paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), where he was ventilated and has been in a level of unconsciousness ever since. <\/p>\n

Following the overdose, he now has a swelling on the brain with medics currently unable to predict the outcome \u2013 saying he may have irreversible brain damage and problems with his vision.<\/p>\n

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Parents Ahad Ul Hassan and Hira Mansoor, both from Ayr, are praying for a miracle (Picture: Media Scotland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ahad and\u00a0Hira\u00a0are \u2018praying for a miracle\u2019 and have asked for their community\u2019s support while their baby \u2018fights for his life. <\/p>\n

An internal investigation has now been launched, with the young family being supported by NHSGGC.<\/p>\n

Dr Claire Harrow, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde\u2019s Deputy Medical Director for Acute Services, said: \u2018We would like to sincerely apologise to the family of baby Zohan Ul Hassan.<\/p>\n

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According to the NHS children can take paracetamol as:<\/strong><\/p>\n