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On Duty doctor, 2 nurses assaulted by patient's relatives, 5 arrested
Murshidabad: An on-duty doctor and two nurses, attached to Block Primary Health Centre (BPHC) of West Bengal's Murshidabad district, were brutally assaulted by the family members of a patient after the hospital advised them to take the patient to another better facility on Thursday evening. The kin of the patient allegedly vandalized the hospital along with attacking the staff and one of...
Murshidabad: An on-duty doctor and two nurses, attached to Block Primary Health Centre (BPHC) of West Bengal's Murshidabad district, were brutally assaulted by the family members of a patient after the hospital advised them to take the patient to another better facility on Thursday evening.
The kin of the patient allegedly vandalized the hospital along with attacking the staff and one of the nurses, a new mother received a serious abdominal injury during the assault.
Prasanta Biswas, chief medical officer of health of Murshidabad district told Hindustan Times, "The patient had chronic respiratory problems. Her oxygen saturation level had dropped below 80 and she had high blood pressure. A BPHC is not equipped to treat such a patient...But some of her family members, who were in inebriated state, attacked the hospital staff." Finally, the patient was rushed to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) the same evening.
Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.