Relatives stage road blockade over ‘wrong treatment’ at Ramanathapuram GH

with pic (L.Balachandar)

Family members of a patient, who is successful a captious condition, staged a roadworthy blockade extracurricular Ramanathapuram Government Medical College Hospital present connected Wednesday alleging incorrect attraction astatine the hospital.

M. Tamilselvi, 35, hails from Palkarai colony adjacent Ramanathapuram. She had nasal polyps (flesh maturation successful the nose) which caused nasal congestion.

For this, she was admitted to the Ramanathapuram Government Medical College Hospital for attraction connected May 21. Following this, doctors performed a country connected the patient’s nose. During the procedure, her wellness abruptly deteriorated.

Consequently, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and was being treated portion connected ventilator support. In this situation, doctors recommended that she beryllium instantly taken to the Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital for precocious treatment.

Stating that the infirmary medication was referring her to different infirmary astatine a precise captious signifier aft treating her for a week, and alleging that Ms. Tamilselvi was successful a captious information solely owed to the doctors’ incorrect treatment, much than 50 household members and relatives staged a roadworthy blockade connected the Rameswaram Road adjacent the Ramanathapuram Government Hospital.

Police officials and Tahsildar Kaleeswaran, among others, held talks with them. As, the talks failed, the blockade continued for much than fractional an hr resulting successful a postulation jam.

Following this, the constabulary physically lifted the protestors and enactment them into a constabulary van. In transportation with this, 20 people, including 16 women, were arrested and detained successful a adjacent matrimony hall.

Regarding this, Government Medical College Dean Amudharani said: “Doctors performed country for the soma maturation successful the nose. At that time, she experienced thorax palpitations. For that, she was treated with ventilation support. Currently, determination is an betterment successful her wellness information and she is doing well. We person referred her to the Madurai GRH for further treatment.”