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KOLKATA: Eleven-month-old baby Lokman Hakim, who weighed over 20 kg, choked to death at SSKM Hospital on Sunday. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday to diagnose the cause of his excessive weight.
Around 2 pm on Sunday, Lokman's mother Ganera Bibi was feeding him mashed boiled rice. The baby had been put on a diet of semi-solid food since Friday by the medical board supervising his treatment.
Lokman started getting hiccups soon after his meal. Doctors suspect he had "overeaten" and food particles had got stuck in his trachea primarily due to the lack of muscular co-ordination.
"I don't know what happened. My son had never been given rice before. We brought him all the way from Murshidabad for treatment, and now he is no more," said the shocked mother.
Lokman's hiccups continued at brief...
... intervals. The nurse in attendance was called but couldn't help. The hospital declared him dead at 6 pm.
"All the while he kept smiling," said the grieving mother. At home in Murshidabad, Lokman used to consume 5 litres of milk and 1 kg of boiled rice-flour a day.
LOKMAN'S LAST DAYS
April 17: Lokman's case is reported.
May 9: Parents bring him to SSKM but don't get him admitted
May 17: Parents meet Subhas Chakraborty, who gets Lokman admitted to SSKM Hospital.
May 20: Hospital forms board to diagnose ailment. Medical Board advises semi-solid food for the baby
KOLKATA: Eleven-month-old baby Lokman Hakim, who weighed over 20 kg, choked to death at SSKM Hospital on Sunday. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday to diagnose the cause of his excessive weight.
Around 2 pm on Sunday, Lokman's mother Ganera Bibi was feeding him mashed boiled rice. The baby had been put on a diet of semi-solid food since Friday by the medical board supervising his treatment.
Lokman started getting hiccups soon after his meal. Doctors suspect he had "overeaten" and food particles had got stuck in his trachea primarily due to the lack of muscular co-ordination.
"I don't know what happened. My son had never been given rice before. We brought him all the way from Murshidabad for treatment, and now he is no more," said the shocked mother.
Lokman's hiccups continued at brief...
... intervals. The nurse in attendance was called but couldn't help. The hospital declared him dead at 6 pm.
"All the while he kept smiling," said the grieving mother. At home in Murshidabad, Lokman used to consume 5 litres of milk and 1 kg of boiled rice-flour a day.
LOKMAN'S LAST DAYS
April 17: Lokman's case is reported.
May 9: Parents bring him to SSKM but don't get him admitted
May 17: Parents meet Subhas Chakraborty, who gets Lokman admitted to SSKM Hospital.
May 20: Hospital forms board to diagnose ailment. Medical Board advises semi-solid food for the baby
