NHRC notice to Govt, Police Chief after wrong Blood Transfusion leaves 10-year-old critical at Jaipur Hospital
National Human Rights Commission
Jaipur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Government of Rajasthan following reports that a 10-year-old child was transfused wrong blood type during treatment at the JK Lon Hospital of the Sawai Man Singh Medical College (SMS), Jaipur, Rajasthan.
He is reported to be in a critical condition with ventilator support. Allegedly, the boy was transfused two different blood types on 5th December, 2024 and 7th December, 2024.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the human rights of the boy. Any kind of negligence by doctors or medical professionals can cause irreversible loss to the patients. Reportedly, a 23-year-old patient lost his life at the SMS hospital, Jaipur only a few months back.
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