Kerala: MCH nurse manhandled by patient bystander over delay in administering drip, bystander arrested

He began abusing the nurse at first and then tried to assault her by grabbing her hand. The bystander alleged that the nurse delayed administering the drip to the patient. Before the situation goes overboard, bystanders of other patients directed him to leave the ward, Kaumudi reports.

After the information spread to other hospital staff, they rushed to the 28th ward to stop the incident. Upon their arrival, the accused bystander was handed over to the medical college police.

An FIR was registered against the accused based on the complaint filed by the nurse. Later, the medical college police arrested the accused.

However, the incident sparked anger among the nurses associated with Kerala Government Nurse Union. The association called for a protest on Monday at the hospital campus, demanding action against the accused bystander.

Moreover, this is not the first time that such incidents have been reported at the MCH. Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about the brutal assault on a female Neurosurgeon at the Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital who had been allegedly kicked by a bystander in the lower abdomen over the death of a patient.

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