Wrong blood transfused at Rajkot Hospital, Resident doctor suspended
Govt Suspends Two Doctors for Medical Negligence
Rajkot: Taking note of the allegations of a wrong blood transfusion on a 62-year-old elderly patient at Rajkot Civil Hospital, the Superintendent of the hospital suspended a resident doctor of the Orthopedic Department for 7 days with a salary deduction.
The doctor's suspension was a consequence of allegedly administering 'B' positive blood, intended for a different patient, to an elderly patient in urgent need of 'O' positive blood during a fractured hip surgery. Consequently, the victim patient had to be immediately put on a ventilator.
However, the measure was put into effect after the committee, which was formed by the Civil Superintendent Dr RS Trivedi to investigate this matter, conducted an investigation that revealed the doctor's negligence during the blood transfusion procedure.
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Additionally, a report will be forwarded to the Gandhinagar head office for further disciplinary action against the doctor.
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