Kozhikode ∙ The police filed a report in the Kunnamangalam court accusing 2 doctors and nurses of the incident in which scissors (artery forceps) got stuck in the stomach of Pantirangaon native KK Harshina during the delivery surgery. The charge is punishable with imprisonment of up to 2 years.
Mancheri Govt. Medical College Gynecology Department Asst. Professor Dr. CK Ramesan (42), a gynecologist at a private hospital in Kottayam. M. Shahana (32), M. Rahana (33) and KG Manju (43), staff nurses of the medical college, are accused 1 to 4 respectively in the case. During the third delivery operation at the medical college on November 30, 2017, the police investigation revealed that the arteriforceps got stuck in Harshina’s stomach. Those who were in the team that performed the surgery that day are on the accused list. In this case, the former superintendent of the mother and child care center, who were accused in the FIR, and 2 doctors who were the unit chiefs in 2017 and 2022, and the investigation officer, ACP Medical College, gave a report to the court.
On March 1, Harshina filed a complaint with the City Police Commissioner demanding action against the culprits. In the case registered by the medical college police under the Medical Negligence Act, the investigation was completed within 6 months. The district medical board confirmed that there was medical negligence in the incident and did not accept the police report that it was caught from Katrika Medical College. The satyagraha held in front of Harshina Medical College demanding action against the culprits and compensation has passed 103 days.
English Summary: Scissors in stomach; 2 doctors and 2 nurses are accused
2023-09-01 23:30:02
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