The St. Petersburg children's ombudsperson discovered that a three-year-old orphan was tied with pantyhose to a chair and a bed in one of the city's hospitals due to understaffing. This was reported by the press service of the office of the Ombudsperson for Children's Rights in St. Petersburg Anna Mityanina.
Previously, a video was posted on the Internet with a child tied with pantyhose to a high chair. It was posted by a local resident who was treated in the same ward as her child. After that, specialists from the office of the mediator and representatives of the health committee went to the children's hospital and the child was assigned a 24-hour nanny by the staff of orphanage.
According to current standards, hospital staff provide 1.5 times the teacher's tariff for 40 children, so they are mainly taken care of by a nurse, whose tasks include not only the fulfillment of prescriptions doctor, but also food, carrying out hygiene procedures, etc. . “ Under the current conditions, it is not possible to guarantee the safety of young patients from injury. This was the reason for the child & # 39; s temporary attachment to the chair and cradle & # 39 ;, & ndash; explained in the press service of Mityanina.
She also said that the boy was a student at one of the children's homes in St. Petersburg, that he had two sisters, and their parents were denied their rights. For medical reasons, the child must be treated in a hospital until the end of the year.
According to Mityanina, in order to provide individual support to children left without parental or legal guardianship, it is necessary to develop a procedure for the interaction of medical institutions with non-profit and public organizations and with regional centers for social assistance to families and children.
The St. Petersburg Commission of Inquiry has opened a criminal case for unlawful imprisonment.
Previously, the city had initiated proceedings after a baby died due to a forgotten needle.