Doctor, Nurse booked over cannula insertion pricks, as patient alleges they were drunk
Bengaluru: A doctor and nurse have been booked for cannula injury in a strange medical negligence case. While the patient has claimed that the doctor was drunk and cannula was repeatedly inserted incorrectly causing pricks, the hospital has responded that it was a simple case where the staff could not find the vein.
In her complaint, the patient claimed that the doctor and nurse were in a drunken state and poked her multiple times with the needle in search of a vein for the saline drip which she said left her with injuries on her hand. She also claimed that the doctor and the nurse misbehaved with her during her treatment.
The hospital authorities have denied the allegations of the staff being drunk on duty and stated that the patient became angry, shouted at their staff and claimed that they body-shamed her after they could not find her vein.
Dr SS Gururaj, MD of Pragathi Hospital told TOI, "The complainant visited our hospital on Nov 3 night with fever. After checking, we decided to administer her saline drips. While searching for the vein, our staffers inserted the needle in her hand at 3-4 places. It made the complainant angry. Our staffers replied to her that since her hand was thick, they were finding it difficult to find a vein. She got angry and shouted at our staffers, saying they were body-shaming her. She left without availing treatment."
The incident came to light after the patient approached the police with a verbal complaint. The police then immediately brought the nurse to the station and interrogated him. Moments later, the nurse confessed that he was drunk. Meanwhile, the doctor denied such allegations.
A Non-Cognizable Report (NCR) was registered based on the nurse's statement. The police have informed the daily that they would seek the opinion of the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) regarding the incident.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Lokesh Jagalasar said "We are probing the case from all possible angles. We've registered an NCR. In connection to the allegations of injury caused by medical negligence, we've written to KMC, seeking its opinion. We've taken statements from the doctor and the male nurse."
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