Prescribing Medicines over Phone not Gross Negligence: HC quashes case against Gastroenterologist
Prescribing Medicines over Phone not Gross Negligence: HC quashes case against Gastroenterologist
Observing that doctors cannot be blamed for every death during treatment, the Kerala High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against a gastroenterologist, who was accused of medical negligence resulting in the death of a patient.
The allegation against the doctor was that he was negligent in not attending to the patient for urgent direct evaluation, even after the nurse informed him via telephone call about the sudden illness of the patient. It was also alleged that the doctor omitted to do what a medical professional of ordinary sense and prudence would do and thereby, negligently caused the death by not referring the case to a specialist.
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