RANCHI: In a horrifying case of alleged medical negligence at Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital in Hazaribagh, a pregnant woman died after falling from the table in the operation theatre (OT).
While the family points at the hospital management for the loss, the hospital management has accused the patient's family.
According to information received, Chandni Kumari, after experiencing labour pain on Monday night, was taken to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital. She was taken to the OT room, where she fell from the OT bed to the floor, sustaining serious injuries.
After the incident, her family members forcibly took her to a private hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
Following the incident, the family members came back to the hospital and created a ruckus and vandalised the hospital premises.
The family members have accused the hospital staff of gross negligence, claiming that no doctor was present in the operating theatre at the time of the incident and that the delivery was being handled solely by nurses.
“Had a doctor been present in the OT, both Chandni and her unborn child would not have died,” said one of the family members.
Hazaribagh Civil Surgeon, on the other hand, said that the patient fell to the floor due to the negligence of the patient's attendants.
“The patient was admitted to the hospital, and her delivery was to take place. In between, her attendants could not take care of her properly, and she fell from the table, following which the family members forcibly took her to a private hospital, where she died during the procedure,” said the Civil Surgeon Dr Ashok Kumar.
"Had the woman's family not taken her, her life might have been saved," he added.
The Civil Surgeon said that the family members did not allow a post-mortem examination and took the dead body home.
The deceased was a resident of Kahaani Bazaar, under the Sadar police station area in Hazaribagh.
Meanwhile, hospital authorities have strengthened security inside the premises as demands for a formal investigation into the incident grow stronger.
