Nutan Ajay Tirumalasetty

brain dead

ICU

egg allergy

Nutan

Harvest International School

antibiotic injection

Sakra hospital

antihistamines

Distraught family says the first hospital they took the boy to botched the treatmentHe was 16 and had his entire life in front of him. The Head Boy at a prestigious international school in the city,, is now lyingin theof a hospital. And all because of anOn November 29,had just been feted at his’s sports day. He returned home at around 4 pm. After a while he and his mother, who is a single parent, visited a well-known coffee shop in Koramanagala near Forum Mall. Nutan wanted to celebrate his medals, so his mother brought him a pastry from the coffee shop and a few other eatables at another shop in Koramanagala.They returned home at around 7 pm and Nutan tucked into the food they had bought. Almost immediately Nutan developed a rash and began to show other symptoms of an allergic reaction. He was rushed to the nearest hospital.His grandfather, Keshava, speaking to BM, said, “My grandson was taken to Dr Levine Memorial hospital near Bellandur Gate on Sarjapur Road. The doctors gave him an, and later administered another injection. Nutan lost consciousness and he was having trouble breathing. We thought there was something fishy, and when we contacted doctors at the hospital they were helpless, as the hospital did not even have oxygen available.“We then called an ambulance and took him to Sakra World Hospital, where he is currently in the ICU. Doctors say his chances of survival are less than 10 per cent.”Nutan is on a ventilator, and according to parents (his father has arrived as well) the doctors cannot do any more and have asked the family if they wan to take him off the ventilator. The parents are yet to take a call. The doctors have told the family that 90 per cent ofNutan’s brain is dead.Nutan’s best friend and classmate, said Nutan visited the same coffee shop regularly.Nutan’s aunt who did not wish to be named, said, “A lot of mistakes have been made, from the coffee shop to the doctors in the first hospital who initially treated him. The egg allergy is one reason, but the other is that he was given two injections within a few minutes after which he fell unconscious. We definitely want the concerned people punished for this.Nutan use to be very cautious about his allergy, even his mother was.”“This is not the first time Nutan has suffered an allergic reaction due to contact with egg or egg-based foods,” his grandfather said, “Which is why we are so careful.”“On Saturday night when he was brought to, the doctors struggled to get him to breathe. They told us that if he was not given the overdose he would have woken up, but now they are not sure of his survival,” Keshava said. Nutan’s mother works in the US and he lives with his grandparents.When contacted, the Dr Levine Memorial hospital, general manager, Mousif, confirmed that Nutan was brought to the hospital for treatment. However, when asked about the drugs administered, their dosage and the alleged lack of oxygen at the hospital, he said he could only comment after contacting the hospital’s director. At the time of going to press he could not be contacted. Nutan's parents have not filed a police complaint yet.In rare cases, this could be life-threatening. For those suffering from an egg allergy, the egg protein develops an antigen. When this antigen enters the blood, the body produces an antibody and this may result in the allergy.The old generation of antihistamine had some side effects. Most hospitals have now switched to a newer generation of. Abroad, there are Epipens, but here it has to be done only through injection.Nutan seen here on his school’s Sports Day. He won the gold medal in the 200 meters and was feted in a number of other events. Nutan was a good football player, who also loved basketball, cricket, and athletics. As a Head Boy he also led the March Past team on Sports Day.