MUMBAI: Eleven years after an 18-month-old boy was admitted to
KB Bhabha Hospital
at
Kurla
for fever, but ended up with his right palm being amputated, the state consumer commission has upheld a district forum order and held the hospital guilty of medical negligence. In 2016, the district forum had directed the hospital to pay a compensation of Rs 4.10 lakh to the child's mother, Zeenat Khan.
Dismissing the hospital's appeal against the district forum order, the
Maharashtra Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Wednesday directed it to pay her compensation and additional costs of Rs 25,000.
In her complaint to the district forum in 2011, the child's mother had said on June 16, 2008, her son was admitted to the hospital for fever. She said over the next couple of days, saline and some medicines were continuously injected through his right hand. The mother said there was no improvement in his health, and his right hand started bleeding from the spot where the saline was injected.
She noticed the child's hand had started blackening, but her repeated pleas for medical attention were ignored. Finally, after the child's hand turned black right up to his wrist, the nurse called a doctor who found he had lost sensation in the fingers.
The mother was then told to take the child to Sion Hospital where a surgery was conducted and his right palm was amputated.
Armed with a degree in political science and law, Rebecca Samerve...
Read MoreArmed with a degree in political science and law, Rebecca Samervel waltzed into journalism after a brief stint in modeling. As a reporter at The Times of India, Mumbai, she covers courts. She is a self-confessed food-a-holic. Travelling, politics and television are her passions. If you want to find her during the week the only place to look is the Bombay high court.
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