An Administrative Inquiry was ordered at Volos Hospital, following the complaint by parents that a four-month-old infant suffered burns from serum.

According to the complaint, the infant was taken to Volos Hospital with bronchitis on January 31 and on February 3 was transferred to Larissa University Hospital. The parents claim that the child suffered burns on his arm from incorrectly placed IV fluids.

According to reports, the baby was diagnosed with limb cellulitis after being admitted to the hospital, a serious infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and it was deemed necessary to transfer him to the university hospital immediately. However, the parents complained that the incorrect placement of the serum caused burns on the child’s arm.

According to ERT, the following statement was issued on the orders of the Volos hospital administrator:

In the local online newspaper on 13-2-2025 there was an article about the conditions of hospitalization of a 4-month-old infant entitled “Shock in Volos: They put the wrong serum in an infant and he suffered extensive burns”, with a sense of responsibility and great sensitivity after the order of the Governor of the 5th HPS of Thessaly and Central Greece, an urgent Emergency Administrative Inquiry was ordered to investigate the conditions of the infant’s hospitalization.