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Eight die in Bihar hospital after receiving 'expired blood'

Doctors accused the hospital’s blood bank of tampering with the expiry date printed on the blood pouches.

Eight die in Bihar hospital after receiving 'expired blood'

Patna: At least eight patients have died in Bihar’s Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital over the last two weeks allegedly after they were given “expired blood”, a media report said on Saturday.

Doctors accused the hospital’s blood bank of tampering with the expiry date printed on the blood pouches.

However, the bank's in-charge has refuted the allegations, insisting that the pouches were tested.

Meanwhile, the management has formed a six-member committee to probe the incident. It has been asked to submit a report within 10 days.

The state government has vowed strict action against the guilty.

Citing a resident doctor, the india.com reported that people clashed with hospital staff after the fatalities came to light.

The patients became restless after they were given the expired blood, a doctor reportedly said.

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