A private hospital in Delhi came under the scanner for being highly negligent during one of the operations.
In what could be termed as the brazen negligence in medical history, a private Delhi hospital operated on the wrong leg of an accident victim. He injured his right leg in an accident and the doctors operated on his left leg.
The patient was a 24-year-old man, Ravi Rai.
What’s ironical is the fact that a team of doctors conducted a CT scan on his left leg and the same team performed the operation on the right leg.
Ravi’s left leg has two iron rods instead of the right leg.
This has obviously disturbed Ravi’s family and they have resorted to taking strict action against the team of doctors. They have lodged a complaint against Medical Council of India and Delhi Medical Association.
Here’s what his father said:
We don’t want compensation. We want legal action. How can a hospital be so negligent? Doctors told us that there was a fracture in the ankle of his right leg and that they need to do surgery to insert pins in his ankle for support.
Trusting them we agreed for the surgery. But later, when our son gained consciousness, we realised that instead of the right leg, his left leg which was perfectly fine was operated.
Following this incident, the hospital staff has sacked the 5 people (two orthopaedic surgeons, two nurses and an OT technician).
In fact, the hospital has issued a statement that an act like this will not be tolerated and that the hospital takes it very seriously.
Ravi fell from stairs and injured his right leg.
This is not acceptable on any level…what intrigues me is how the doctors failed to notice!
News Source: Indian Express