An 11-member panel constituted by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to probe the death of medical doctor, Vwaere Diaso, in an elevator at the General Hospital, Lagos Island, has submitted its findings.
Recall that Diaso died of complications from injuries she sustained after the elevator she was in, fell from the 10th floor of the building.
The panel, which comprised an independent committee of doctors, lawyers and engineers, chaired by Saheed Babajide, said in its recently published report that the elevator was unfit for use and “ought not to have been put to use to avoid endangering lives”.
The panel noted that staff of the hospital they interviewed disclosed that the two lift systems in the building were not working satisfactorily for a long time and there’s no verifiable maintenance structure or equipment for the use of the lift installed at the facility.
The panel also disclosed that professional excellence was not applied while providing the lift system in the building and further affirmed that there was a delay in rescuing the injured late doctor while the estimated time spent in the car after the accident was around one hour.
The report read: “Following the standards of Lagos State Safety Commission, we recommend that hospital assets be maintained and serviced by the hospital management to avoid needless bureaucracy and such assets should be certified annually by competent professionals.
“Upon commissioning of assets or technical equipment, the operators of the equipment must be adequately trained and retrained on safety and proper operation and handling of emergencies.
“Routine safety drills should be conducted by safety officers for all staff.”
The panel recommended the investigation of every stakeholder and contractor involved and the prosecution of anyone found culpable. Also, the panel recommended that the house officers’ quarters at General Hospital Odan, Lagos Island be named after the deceased to immortalize her.
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