The students, at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology in Lawrence Township, were supposed to be getting a tuberculosis skin test, which involves an injection, WTHR reported. Instead, personnel from Community Health Network administered small doses of insulin, the television station reported.
Parents were notified and the students were taken to area hospitals for observation, WXIN reported.
A non-diabetic person who is given a dose of insulin can see their blood sugar drop abnormally, the television station reported.
"The worst case would be people can get shaky, sweaty, they can pass out, they can have seizures. And sometimes, if it got really low, it could be serious," John Kunzer, president of Community Physician Network, told WXIN.
Lucille Knowles said her daughter received an insulin dose. Knowles told WXIN her daughter texted her several pictures of a red bump on her arm and said she felt cold and shaky. Knowles said her daughter was taken to an area hospital and had five hours of blood sugar testing.
"You have to know what you're doing," Knowles told WXIN. "You've got people's lives in your hands. Because they could have died, my daughter could have died. So yes, I'm very angry."
“Unfortunately, mistakes can happen in healthcare,” Kunzer told the television station. “And this individual disclosed it, and we took immediate action to ensure the safety of the children.”
“We are working closely with Community Health Network to determine the cause of the error; and to evaluate processes as needed,” the school said in a statement.
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