Due to supply of wrong blood type, a patient allegedly died on Sunday. An FIR was lodged at the Jharsuguda Sadar police station against a private nursing home later.
Ramani Panda (62), wife of Rohit Pandey in Debadihi village of Jharsuguda town, was admitted in a nursing home on August 20. As alleged by the brother of the patient, Tularam Naik of Kurebaga village, the patient was feeling weak due to shortage of blood.
The blood group of the patient , i.e. B negative identified on August 18, was presented to the hospital authorities.
But, overlooking the report, another group "O negative" was administered to the patient by the nursing home people for which the patient died, it was charged in the FIR.
Due to negligence of the hospital people, the patient died for which strong action will be taken against the defaulters after joint inquiry with CDMO, said IIC of Sadar PS.
When asked, SP Bikash Chandra Dash said that an inquiry committee would be formed under chairmanship of CDMO and police would take action accordingly.