Booked for murder after patient death, distressed Gynecologist Commits Suicide in Rajasthan
Lalsot: Unable to bear the pressure of allegations of medical negligence and murder charges, a Gynecologist, working in a Lalsot-based hospital, has committed suicide.
The doctor, Dr Archana Sharma hanged herself inside a room of the hospital after the family of a patient, who died during childbirth, created ruckus blaming her for the death of the patient and filed an FIR against the late doctor and her husband.
The incident has drawn sharp response from the medical fraternity, which is collectively saddened and angry at the turn of events
Speaking to Medical Dialogues regarding this matter, a Medical Officer practicing in the Dausa District of Rajasthan, Dr. Suresh Saini said, "This is indeed a very unfortunate incident. Blaming a doctor without any reason is not right, especially when they are performing all their duties. Voices should be raised against such practices,"
Standing in solidarity with the late doctor, a doctor wrote on Twitter, "Black day for medical fraternity,Rest in peace Dr Archana Sharma( Lalsot)." In the same post, the doctor mentioned how, "In India no one no one is ready to understand difference between medical negligence and a complication. Whenever there is a complication after a medical procedure MCI threatens to remove your name, consumer courts heavily penalize you, police lodges FIR, CMHO office harasses you mentally, media conducts its own trial, and some self proclaimed crusaders defame you in social media."
"Dr.Archana Sharma,a senior doctor, committed suicide by writing this suicide note when police directly filed a case under Section 302 Murder without any investigation after d death f a female due 2maternal complication(PPH) during delivery in Dausa,Rajasthan!" another doctor wrote on Twitter.
Mentioning that PPH is a known complication, another doctor wrote, "We were taught that postpartum PPH is an unfortunate and complex condition that can be life-threatening for the patient, today we are ashamed Dr Archana."
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As per the hospital's website, Dr Archana always scored more than 90% marks in every exam in her academic life. She passed MBBS and MD (obstetrics and gynecology) from prestigious Rajendra institute of medical sciences, Ranchi. She was gold medalist in her M.D exam also. In addition to excellent academics, she has won several awards in cultural and stage activities during school and college days. She was awarded as best orator in national conference of obstetrics and gynaecology. She has passed million smiles to her patients by providing safe deliveries and infertility treatments. She also bags credit of saving at least 500 lives by doing emergency operations or very risky and complicated surgeries. Before joining her husband in establishing world class medical facility in lalsot, she was working as associate professor and unit head in govt medical college, Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat. She had written many international and national publications and attended various conferences, seminars and academic events.
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