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Fracture - Whether to be fixed by Plaster or by nails and screws ? Whose choice it is ?
In a comparatively very short Judgment, the National Commission has recently dismissed the Medical Negligence Complaint, by reiterating its earlier views..
The case was when a Patient alleged that the Doctor was negligent as he fixed the fracture leg of the petitioner by nails and screws whereas it was not necessary...
The court held :
1. Firstly the Complainant lost his case in State Commission, but could not file the Appeal within the statutory period. The National Commission on facts even dismissed the Delay condonation application itself as the reasons mentioned were very causal and not satisfactory !!
2. It further observed that Even on merits, the petitioner - complainant has no case..
3. Unfortunately for the petitioner, the expert Doctor whom the Petitioner examined as an expert, also opined that it was upto the treating doctor to decide to exercise one of the above two options. Thus, even if the respondent/OP opted to fix the fracture by nails and screws it cannot be termed as ‘medical negligence".
Fracture - Whether to be fixed by Plaster or by nails and screws ? Whose choice it is ?
In a comparatively very short Judgment, the National Commission has recently dismissed the Medical Negligence Complaint, by reiterating its earlier views..
The case was when a Patient alleged that the Doctor was negligent as he fixed the fracture leg of the petitioner by nails and screws whereas it was not necessary...
The court held :
1. Firstly the Complainant lost his case in State Commission, but could not file the Appeal within the statutory period. The National Commission on facts even dismissed the Delay condonation application itself as the reasons mentioned were very causal and not satisfactory !!
2. It further observed that Even on merits, the petitioner - complainant has no case..
3. Unfortunately for the petitioner, the expert Doctor whom the Petitioner examined as an expert, also opined that it was upto the treating doctor to decide to exercise one of the above two options. Thus, even if the respondent/OP opted to fix the fracture by nails and screws it cannot be termed as ‘medical negligence".
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