Mangalore: Sudden Death of Patient Creates Chaos, Family Blames Hospital
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Dec 27: A 37-year-old lady died of burn injuries at SCS hospital here on Monday December 26 night, allegedly due to negligence of the hospital in her treatment.
Tanuja was admitted to the hospital's ICU after she suffered burn injuries ten days ago.
Tanuja had gone to her mother’s place in Kavoor to attend a ‘Kola’ ritual on December 16 evening. Next day, December 17 morning, she was about to pour rice into a vessel of boiling water, when her clothes caught fire and she burnt her legs. She was immediately admitted to SCS hospital in the city.
It is said that she sustained 25 percent burns, and that Rs 1000 had been paid as fees. Tanuja’s husband Thimmappa is a tempo driver from Kaana, Suratkal, and they have two children, a daughter studying in 9th std and son in PUC first year. Rs 5,000 was also paid by her sister’s husband to get her admitted to the ICU on urgent notice.
Tanuja's relative Balakrishna said that she was treated in ICU for four days and was shifted to the ward. Doctors treating her also assured them of discharging her within 2-3 days. On Saturday, an operation was conducted by the doctor to create new skin. However, after this operation she suffered severe pain in her stomach and abdomen. She also faced problems in excreting. The nurse is said to have attributed the pain to gastric trouble and advised her to change her posture while sleeping.
But on Monday night, the pain shot up to extreme levels and again she was shifted to ICU. She failed to response to treatment and breathed her last.
When Daijiworld contacted Dr Satish Bhat, he said that it is true that the family is unhappy, however, there was no negligence in treatment as alleged. As he was busy, he could not clarify the issue further.
A case has been registered in Kadri police station. The body has been shifted to Wenlock hospital.