Nurse Suspended After Accidentally Cutting 1-Year-Old's Finger

A mother from Yasothon province reported that a male nursing aide at a hospital used scissors to cut gauze tape around her one-year-old son's IV line but made a severe error, accidentally severing the tip of the child's right index finger. The boy's mother filed a police complaint at Mueang Yasothon Station on September 12, 2026. Police are preparing charges of negligence causing serious bodily harm and are collecting evidence, awaiting expert medical assessment, and preparing to formally question the nursing aide involved. The Yasothon Provincial Public Health Officer has immediately suspended the aide and established an urgent fact-finding committee; if found guilty of gross negligence, the maximum penalty is dismissal from government service. The Yasothon Provincial Public Health Office issued a statement accepting responsibility, expressing sincere regrets to the family, and confirming that the hospital arranged emergency surgery to reattach the finger with a hand-surgery specialist at Sapprasitthiprasong Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani Province. The second surgical operation was successful, though infection and blood circulation must be monitored closely. The health office committed to covering all medical costs and providing maximum compensation. All hospitals under its jurisdiction have been ordered to immediately review safety systems and medical equipment procedures to prevent similar incidents.