Medical negligence -- Following acts are clearly due to negligence (i) Removal of the wrong limb; (ii) Performance of an operation on the wrong patient; (iii) Giving injection of a drug to which the patient is allergic without looking into the out-patient card containing the warning; (iv) Use of wrong gas during the course of an anaesthetic, etc...........
Medical negligence -- Appellant found negligent in prescribing a medicine `Amikacin' to respondent of 500 mg. twice a day for 14 days - It caused hearing impairment - Patient continued to take the injection inspite of prescription not to take the same after a particular period, which resulted into impairment of his hearing - Prescribing of this drug for this very period..........
Medical negligence -- Medical Expert's report - Petitioner admitted in serious condition as a case of chronic renal failure and was undergoing haemodialysis twice a week on that account - He was suffering from higher fever and severe urinary tract infection which could only be treated by Amikacin or Methenamine - Since Methenamine Mandelate cannot be used in patient..........
Medical negligence -- Injection administered on right arm of respondent whereafter he developed blackening and swelling - Complainant admitted on 4.1.1997 at about 8.00 p.m. and gangrene was detected on 6.1.1997 and right hand had to be amputated - Findings of the State Commission that gangrene did develop within the premises of the Hospital - OPs' cannot be absolved -..........
Medical negligence -- Compensation - OP is an Ayurvedic Doctor not qualified to give any allopathic treatment since there is no renewal of licence after the expiry of licence issued earlier - OP being not competent to give treatment has caused damage by injecting an injection on the hip of the complainant which ultimately resulted causing injury to the leg - Findings of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 397 -- Revision against charge framed u/s 304 IPC - Doctor gave an injection after which patient went in coma and ultimately died - Post mortem not conducted - Accused had no intention to cause death - Certain guidelines for prosecuting doctors considered - A doctor cannot be held responsible for patient's death unless he is negligent..........
Medical negligence -- Injection - Administering of allegedly by respondent - Resulting in an abscess - Records indicate that the matter had been referred to the medical authority - Findings were that the allegations were not proved - Findings of the Fora below in dismissing the complaint upheld...........
Medical negligence -- OP - Doctor not a qualified doctor and does not possess the degree to practice Allopathic medicines - OP had given such medicine and administered such injection which he was not competent to administer nor he had ordinary skill or knowledge to practice such medicine or administration of such injection that was followed by instant death - Held to be a..........
Medical negligence -- Xylocanine administered by doctor 'K' when the patient was already under general anaesthesia in the operation theatre - There is nothing before the Fora to show that whatsoever was done by doctor 'K' was as per accepted medical practice or followed by large body of doctors - In the absence of which above medical negligence on account of failure to..........
Medical negligence -- Ayurvedic physician - Vaidya administering an injection to left arm of respondent which resulted in swelling, pain andnumbness - Award of Rs. 50,000/- as compensation by Fora below upheld...........
