Assault on Junior doctor at LLRM Medical College: Protesting doctors resume work after Safety Assurances
Meerut: In response to the alleged brutal assault on a junior doctor at Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) Medical College in Meerut, around 250 agitated junior resident doctors submitted their collective resignation on Tuesday in protest against the institution's inability to provide a safe working environment to doctors. However, the doctors who sat in Dharna for three days agreed to return to work following assurances from the police and medical college administration.
The strike was initiated following the brutal assault of a doctor in the emergency department on Sunday, who was attacked with an iron wrench after a female patient died in the emergency department. The incident caused significant head injuries, requiring the doctor to receive stitches.
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As per HT news report, the incident took place after a woman patient was brought to the emergency department of the medical college on referral from another hospital. The patient was first admitted to the district hospital on Monday for a uterus operation. Following the surgery, her blood levels dropped. Due to her critical condition, the doctors at the district hospital at around 9 pm referred her to LLRM Medical College in Meerut. The doctors at this medical college examined her but she unfortunately passed away due to cardiac arrest on Monday night.
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