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A case filed by Doctor against Doctors<\/p>\n
“Only because the patient died or suffered any mishap, it cannot be taken as medical negligence of treating doctor.”<\/p>\n
In an interesting case of Medical Negligence, filed by the Doctor herself, the National Commission has made these observations .<\/p>\n
(Dr. MISS HERAT PARMAR V\/s. DR. VENILAL G. PANCHAL & 4 ORS, FIRST APPEAL NO. 184 OF 2015, decided on 12\/01\/2017)<\/p>\n
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\n1. The Complainant, being a gynecologist herself, filed the case for compensation of Rs.8,50,000\/- for the death of her 83 years old father who took his last breath during the Treatment.
\n2.Her father suffered stroke during evening walk and after consulting the Opponent no.1- Neurologist, who opined that patient suffered from diminished blood supply to the part of brain and was further advised to be Hospitalised.
\n3.The CT Scan, ECG, Blood Sugar reports were normal. But the Complainant alleged that in order to control BP of the patient, there was no monitoring. Neither any doctor nor nurse was present in the ICU throughout the night. The complainant at 3.00am protested the same to Opponent No.2 Doctor and accordingly the Opp.No.2 referred Opp.No.3 to examine the patient and Opp.No.3 also diagnosed the same.
\n4.Next day morning, the complaint herself examined the BP which dropped to 140\/80 mm and again there was no response from duty doctors. Another Doctor who examined the patient detected slight fluid in lungs. The opp. no.1 did not visit the patient in spite of assurances. Thereafter there was fall in urine output and patient was suffering from persistent hiccups. The antacid was prescribed for the same.
\n5.Thereafter again the BP dropped and it was alleged that the patient\u2019s condition started deteriorating further and no proper investigation, analysis or treatment being meted out to the high risk patient and thus the Compliant for Medical Negligence was filed for Rs.8,50,000\/- before State Commission, Mumbai and as same was dismissed on merits, the first appeal was preferred.
\n6. It was argued that in ICU, only qualified MD Doctors should have been appointed, whereas one was homeopathic and other was Aurvedic<\/p>\n