Death due to negligence: MPHRC seeks report

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Taking notice of 30-year-old man’s death due to negligence in treatment at district hospital Jhabua and later his 50-year-old father’s death due to shock, Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPRHC) has demanded report from medical board formed to enquire the incident.

The deceased Ramesh Damor visited the Jhabua district hospital to get treatment for his hip bone but the treatment got delayed and later he was administered an injection after which his conditions started getting deteriorated which created panic among doctors and nurses. After some time the family was informed by hospital Ramesh died and the treating doctor told that Ramesh’ hip bone was dislocated and it was located properly and pain killer was given but it went into arteries blocking the blood supply and resulted in his death.

Soon after the death of Ramesh when his father Sakaria Domar saw Ramesh’s body he sustained cardiac arrest and died of cardiac arrest. The deceased was a resident of Thuwadra in Ranapur Tehsil. 

Commission has demanded report in the incident from medical board which has to be formed for enquiry of the incident. In another incident of grave negligence by district hospital an elderly man died after needle was left inside his hand during treatment.

The deceased Kanhaiyalal Raghuvanshi died under suspicious circumstances and later post mortem was conducted at primary health center where the reason of the death was found due to assault.

On February 17, 2017 Kanhaiyalal was referred to district hospital for treatment where broken needle was left his in hand and he was discharged but later he died.

A report has been demanded from CMHO Hoshangabad by commission on the negligence which caused death. 

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