Govt doctor to face Rs 50,000 Salary Deduction on grounds of Medical Negligence: Child Rights Panel

The order was issued by the commission after they sought reports from the District Medical Officer (DMO) and District Child Protection Officer.

As per a recent media report by the New Indian Express, the case goes back to December 5, 2019, when a local resident took his 11-year-old son to the Vythiri hospital because of his swollen and painful scrotum. According to the father's complaint, the duty doctor failed to consult the boy in a proper manner with the casualty area being chained and locked at the time.

The doctor gave him a paracetamol injection and casually suggested the father take his son to a surgeon. The child was taken to a private hospital the next day. However, the physicians said that it was an emergency case requiring immediate surgery. Subsequently, the child's scrotum was removed at the private hospital.

The daily adds that the duty doctor against whom the complaint is filed did not respond to the explanation which was sought by the commission twice on the incident. According to the commission members, K Naseer and B Babitha, the boy resulted in losing the scrotum since the duty doctor failed to convey to the parents seriousness of the issue, reports the New Indian Express.

The health secretary has been directed by the commission to undertake a departmental probe into the failure of the doctor and the staff nurse involved in the incident. According to the DMO report, the casualty wing was unlocked when the boy was brought to the hospital. It stated that the duty doctor had referred to the patient, but she suggested a follow up since the hospital did not have a surgeon or a Doppler ultrasound scanning facility.