A Sydney mother is seeking answers after her seven-month-old daughter allegedly suffered a serious burn during a hospital blood-taking procedure. Jaqueline Machado said Liyana’s hand was placed over a light to help locate a vein, and that the baby later developed a large blister; the family believes the injury may have been caused by the device.

Liyana had been taken to hospital with a low body temperature and rash, amid concerns about a possible bacterial infection, and doctors recommended blood tests. Machado said the light remained under her daughter’s hand for about 20 minutes while Liyana cried, and that staff initially considered infection as a possible cause of the blister; medical staff sometimes use cold lights for infant vein location, but the article says the hospital’s response and the exact cause of the injury remain unclear.