Medicos Assaulted at Nair Hospital after patient's death; Maharashtra Resident Doctors shut OPD
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Mumbai: In the wake of uncontrolled violence against doctors, over 500 resident doctors practising in the state recently observed a protest demanding better security measures at hospitals and action against the attackers who assaulted 2 doctors at Nair Hospital recently. The doctors shut the OPD services in protest against the assault.
The protesting doctors were attached to the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) who severely condemned the back to back assaults in the hospitals.
According to recent media reports, the patient, a 13-year-old boy, with meningitis (inflammation of brain tissues), and had undergone seven operations at Nair Hospital since his birth due to a neurological anomaly and hydrocephalus (fluid buildup in the brain). He was undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past 20 days. After his condition worsened, the doctors wanted to put him on a ventilator. The doctors stated that the relatives allegedly refused permission to do so, and the patient died in the early hours of January 11th 2020. Infuriated with the death of the patient, the relatives launched Our comments section is governed by our Comments Policy . By posting comments at Medical Dialogues you automatically agree with our Comments Policy , Terms And Conditions and Privacy Policy .
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