Doctor misses fractures on X-ray-Consumer Forum slaps compensation on hospital
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Ahmedabad: A super speciality hospital in Vastrapur has been asked by the Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad (Rural) to pay compensation to a patient after a doctor from the hospital failed to diagnose rib and leg fractures of a patient after going through his X-rau
The case concerns Chardrapakash Parvani, a resident of Vastrapur, who filed a complaint against the Sanjivani Super Speciality Hospital Pvt Ltd for negligence in providing proper treatment to his injuries.
According to the complainant, he met an accident while crossing a road on January 24, 2012. He was immediately rushed to the Sanjivani hospital where he met Dr Amit Agrawal for the treatment.
Dr Agarwal examined the x-ray report of the fractured area after which he assured the accident victim that there are no serious injuries. The doctor prescribed some medicines and discharged him from the hospital in the next two hours. The complainant took the prescribed medicines for a week but could not get relief from the pain of injuries.
The case concerns Chardrapakash Parvani, a resident of Vastrapur, who filed a complaint against the Sanjivani Super Speciality Hospital Pvt Ltd for negligence in providing proper treatment to his injuries.
According to the complainant, he met an accident while crossing a road on January 24, 2012. He was immediately rushed to the Sanjivani hospital where he met Dr Amit Agrawal for the treatment.
Dr Agarwal examined the x-ray report of the fractured area after which he assured the accident victim that there are no serious injuries. The doctor prescribed some medicines and discharged him from the hospital in the next two hours. The complainant took the prescribed medicines for a week but could not get relief from the pain of injuries.
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