Double dose of HIB and MEN C At 16 weeks

[Doobydoo]

My sister's baby was given a double dose of hib and menc yesterday by the health visitor at the surgery.She rang an hour after to tell my sister that she had made a mistake!
No one from the surgery has phoned to see if my sister and daughter are ok
What do you think she should do?
What do you think should happen to the HV?[if anything]

BUMP

Get her to go to the GP now. I have no idea of the implications for the LO or the HV but get her to go and ask lots of questions now.

And Bump for any Doctors?

sHE WAS TOLD WHATMAY HAPPEN AND WORSE CASE SCENARIO.tHE HV talked to the doctor before she phoned.

Also has anyone else had this happen to them?

I would assume they think the little one will be OK and think that she will call them if the baby becomes ill. That's a terrible thing to happen, I am sorry. I think the health visitor will feel absolutely terrible, which might be punishment enough. But she should probably go for more training if she is to continue giving immunizations!

Mistakes happen - prob more often that we know.

The HV was right to tell her of the mistake and it sounds as though she gave your sister the info she needed? If your sister is still worried she should go and see her GP and ask for more reassurance.

Know what you mean.But if it happened to me I would be extremely anxious.Particularly with the men c.It really isn't difficult to check,check and check again is it?It is not exactly a high pressure environment!The fact that nobody from the surgery has 'phoned to see how they are is appalling.

Agree herecomesthegirls.At the VERY least the HV needs to go on another training course and also have someone with her for a certain length of time to monitor her.

I am sure that it will be treated as a significant incident and that it will be discussed internally.
The HV doesn't actually work for the GP though-she works for the PCT.
However I am sure that the GP practice will review whether that is the correct person to be giving baby imms on their behalf.
I think that the surgery will consider that they have made contact in the form of the HV.
I wouldn't make a phone call if I were the child's GP, as long as I had relayed the message to the mother just as you say was done with an invitation to contact me if any worries. In all likelihood the child will be fine.
When a similar thing happened at my surgery, the nurse concerned phoned and spoke to the parent and I saw her the next day to discuss it, and apologise for the error.
Regretfully but understandably human error does occur with all the best checks in place.
I do understand your worry though.

Thanks Neverenough.My sister didn't see the Gp though.The HV rang an hour after and was upset and then told her what she could expect and worse case scenarios etc.I do find it odd that no one phoned today to see how they are.This is my sister's first baby.The trust had mismanaged her daughter's birth.resulting in Erbs Palsy and I think the trust[from what I have read]and also people I have spoken to[and I live in another country!]has problems.
I was a Paediatric Nurse and am totally shocked at this. and the lack of follow up.

Why more worried about the men C than anything else?

Dunno really!I think it is because my ds1 reacted to it quite badly and my sister's baby is quite 'delicate'. Just wonder about long term implications.Also she has to go back in 3 weeks for the jabs that weren't given.It is a lot to have when you are a baby.I think we are too blase about it all tbh.

Hmm yes end to agree, given all the factors I'd have made contact. Think you just have to tell your sister to be more bullish-demand to see the GP to discuss it.
Your poor sister!

Yes Neverenough it is awful.She took dd to the hosp last night as her vomit was bright yellow.I think when all is ok[hopefully]and my sister has recovered she will take it further.At least I hope so.

Doobydoo, any news about your niece?

Just wondering how she had two doses of hib/menc? Its not given combined at 16 wks menc is given on its own along with single pneumococcal and the 5 in 1 jab.

While I don't want to detract from how anxious your sister must feel, this is very likely to be a very genuine mistake and mistakes do happen.

As far as i know it shouldn't really be a problem to receive too much of a vaccine, she may of course not received one of the vaccines that she should have had which would , as a parent, concern me more.

Hi There.Well layla and seths mum that is a good question.I am not sure.I will ask my sister tomorrow about that.Thanks for asking Neverenough.My sister took her dd to hosp a couple of nights ago and she had yellow vomit but as far as I can make out she has been fine since then.I know mistakes happen but I think my sister is particularly cross that no one from the surgery rang to se how they were.
My sister did say hib and menc but will definitely ask to make sure.We are in different countris[uk and Ireland] and have had a brief conversation on the phone,the rest has been texts.The main thing is that her dd is ok.I do think that a double dose of anything at 16 weeks is alot for a baby and would be extremely anxious if it happened to my children.Also I would be concerned about long term effects.

She will be returning in 3 weeks to receive the jabs that weren't given.