Kundapur Govt Hospital Doctor on emergency duty verbally abused, threatened with death by patient's attendant

Udupi: A case has been registered against an attendant of a female patient who allegedly verbally abused an on-duty medical officer at Kundapur government hospital and threatened him with death over a dispute regarding the patient's admission process. 

According to the complaint, the attendant is the patient's husband who allegedly in a fit of rage verbally assaulted the doctor, snatched his wife's medical records, and tore official documents on the doctor’s table.

The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday when the doctor who has served as an emergency care doctor at the hospital for over two years, was treating a female patient who came in complaining of severe stomach pain with the assistance of another woman. 

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In his complaint, the doctor claimed that he examined the patient along with her medical records and recommended her admission for further observation in the presence of a nurse. During the process, the patient's husband arrived at the hospital and he was asked to complete the admission process. 

However, shortly afterwards, the couple unexpectedly left the hospital without completing the formalities. The doctor said that he was in the middle of examining the patient when they left the hospital. 

Within half an hour, at approximately 11:45 p.m., the husband in a rage returned to the hospital's emergency room. It was claimed that he barged in and verbally assaulted the doctor, snatched the patient's medical records, and tore official documents on the doctor’s table, disrupting the emergency room.

As per DH news report, the situation further escalated when the husband accompanied by another woman, allegedly issued death threats to the doctor apart from continuing to verbally abuse him. 

Following this, the doctor filed a complaint at the police station. Acting on the complaint, the police registered a case against the husband under relevant sections of  BNS. An investigation in this regard is underway. 

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