Max Hospital held guilty for not following prescribed medical norms, not getting ECG done to confirm death
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Born at 22 weeks, the premature baby finally succumbed during treatment on Tuesday
Meanwhile, the premature baby, who was delivered wrongly declared dead last week, has died during treatment, police said today.
New Delhi: The primary inquiry report into the Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh incident submitted to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has found the hospital guilty of not having followed prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.
"The panel in its report found the hospital guilty of not having followed prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants," the source said.
According to the report, no ECG tracings were done to check if the child was alive. The body was handed over without written instructions.
Meanwhile, the premature baby, who was delivered wrongly declared dead last week, has died during treatment, police said today.
The Delhi Police earlier on Monday said a notice was issued to the hospital under sections 91 and 160 of the CrPC in connection with the newborn declared dead case.
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