Attendant dips newborn in hot water: Consumer Court holds medical negligence, slaps Rs 10 lakh compensation
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Holding a Hubballi-based private hospital and its doctors guilty of medical negligence while taking care of a newborn baby, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dharwad has directed them to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the victim's family.
It was alleged by the complainants that the newborn suffered severe burns as the attendant dipped the baby in hot water while giving a sponge bath.
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