Family protests after youth dies in hospital
Relatives say the victim was in a stable condition before treatment
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LAHORE:
The family of a youth accused the medical staff of a private hospital of causing his death by administering the wrong injection and refusing to hand over the body without payment of dues.
Relatives of the deceased held a protest demonstration outside the hospital in Johar Town on Thursday and also resorted to violence.
The family members claimed that they had brought the victim for treatment in a very stable condition. They said that the patient’s samples were also taken for Covid-19 test.
The doctors started treatment and administered an injection in the name of Covid-19, said the family members. Afterwards, the patient’s condition started deteriorating and eventually he died.
The family members were infuriated by the death of the youngster. Alleging negligence of doctors, they resorted to agitation and violence.
Media teams and police also reached the spot.
Reportedly, the brother of the deceased stated that he was not suffering from Covid-19.
“My brother was tested negative for Covid-19,” he said. “Why did the doctors treat him as a coronavirus patient and administered him an unnecessary and fake injection?” he lamented.
The protestors demanded justice. The angry crowd was scattered after police intervened and assured them of initiation of legal action.
Since the global pandemic has hit Pakistan and there is an extreme load on an already fragile healthcare system, such complaints of mismanagement and neglect have been reported consistently.
An assistant professor of anaesthesia of a government hospital died due to Covid-19 a few days back. He was suffering from a heart issue for a long period. In the isolation ward, he kept on waiting for a cardiologist for more than 18 hours for his inspection. He passed away but a consultant did not visit him.
Similarly, a young doctor who was suffering from protracted illness also died because he reportedly faced severe neglect while hospitalised.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2020.
The family of a youth accused the medical staff of a private hospital of causing his death by administering the wrong injection and refusing to hand over the body without payment of dues.
Relatives of the deceased held a protest demonstration outside the hospital in Johar Town on Thursday and also resorted to violence.
The family members claimed that they had brought the victim for treatment in a very stable condition. They said that the patient’s samples were also taken for Covid-19 test.
The doctors started treatment and administered an injection in the name of Covid-19, said the family members. Afterwards, the patient’s condition started deteriorating and eventually he died.
The family members were infuriated by the death of the youngster. Alleging negligence of doctors, they resorted to agitation and violence.
Media teams and police also reached the spot.
Reportedly, the brother of the deceased stated that he was not suffering from Covid-19.
“My brother was tested negative for Covid-19,” he said. “Why did the doctors treat him as a coronavirus patient and administered him an unnecessary and fake injection?” he lamented.
The protestors demanded justice. The angry crowd was scattered after police intervened and assured them of initiation of legal action.
Since the global pandemic has hit Pakistan and there is an extreme load on an already fragile healthcare system, such complaints of mismanagement and neglect have been reported consistently.
An assistant professor of anaesthesia of a government hospital died due to Covid-19 a few days back. He was suffering from a heart issue for a long period. In the isolation ward, he kept on waiting for a cardiologist for more than 18 hours for his inspection. He passed away but a consultant did not visit him.
Similarly, a young doctor who was suffering from protracted illness also died because he reportedly faced severe neglect while hospitalised.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2020.