The child had been taken to the Spanish Town Hospital by her mother to receive treatment for asthma when the alleged mishap took place.

Further information received by THE STAR suggested that the minor was examined by a doctor who ordered that an x-ray be done because she had a chest infection.

The doctor in question allegedly wrote instructions on a piece of paper and handed it to a nurse. It is alleged that the instructions were for an injection to be administered.

"A big syringe of yellow liquid was inserted in the drip on her arm. Shortly afterwards, she stood up and collapsed ... her tongue turned blue and her face became swollen. She never regained consciousness," a medical source told THE STAR while describing the incident.

However, in a prior interview with THE STAR, chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Lyttleton Shirley, commented that the claim of a perilous injection being administered to the patient was erroneous.

"There was a patient that was under medical treatment at the hospital who had undergone medical challenges in her treatment process," Shirley told THE STAR.

He went on to say, "I'm not sure the panic came from our medical team ... there were concerns and these concerns have been explained to the family."

At the same time, Shirley chose not to elaborate on the matter because of doctor-patient confidentiality.