Hospital declares normal patient HIV-positive

June 26, 2012

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Indore, June 26: In a case of medical negligence a patient who turned up for treatment at a private hospital was declared HIV positive and hospitalized for nearly a week.

The patient's family members decided to go for a retest after he faced social stigma and developed suicidal tendency only to learn that he was normal.

The hospital later retracted their report and apologized to the patient after his fresh test turned out to be negative.

A complaint was registered with the health department on Monday to investigate the matter and take action against the hospital authorities.

Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Dr Sharad Pandit told TOI, "We have received a copy of complaint. This appears to be a case of medical negligence. Hospital authorities should have confirmed the case before administering medication on the patient. We will investigate the matter and take action."

It happened about eight months back in October 2011, when Dilip Sharma (38), a resident of Bada Ganpati area, was admitted in Bombay Hospital following complaints of fever and stomach-ache.

Doctors suggested for detailed investigations including and HIV test. The report was positive.

Narrating his plight, Sharma told TOI, "In was shocked to see the positive HIV report and could not face family members and friends. I was subjected to medication for nearly three months. I have the receipts. The treatment at the hospital cost me more than Rs 1 lakh along with mental and physical agony. The health department should take necessary action so that such incidents are not repeated."

Sharma who has now undergone an intestinal surgery in another private hospital and is recovering, elaborating about his pain said, "Doctors on the basis of one report conducted HIV test of my wife and two daughters. But, the report turned out negative. I was feeling completely shattered and as the days passed and tension gripped me and I even decided to commit suicide," said Sharma.

"However, my wife and family stood by me and kept my morale high. My wife later advised for a retest and after three months of mental agony I visited the state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital from where the blood sample was sent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National AIDS Research Institute, Pune for investigations". 10 days later, the report came as a sigh of relief for Sharma and his family members as reports were normal.

"I took the reports and showed it to the authorities of Bombay Hospital. They again conducted an HIV test and found the reports to be normal. They apologised and gave me a certificate accepting their negligence." If I would have not gone for retest test, I would have been taken for ride by the hospital, he added.

The matter has been put up before the Consumer Forum, which has issued notice to the Hospital.

Rahul Parashar, General Manager, Bombay Hospital, Indore talking to TOI denied putting the patient on HIV medication. He said the hospital will file a reply to the health department and consumer forum.



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June 6,2020

Kota (Rajasthan), Jun 6: A 14-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself to death on early Saturday morning shortly after he stopped playing PUBG throughout the night and went to sleep, said police. 

Railway Colony police station’s in-charge Hansraj Meena said the boy, a class 9 student and son of an Army man, was found hanging from the grill of the ventilator in his bedroom on early Saturday morning. 

Meena said according to the boy’s family members, the boy had downloaded the gaming programme on his mother’s mobile phone only three days back but had been playing the game virtually continuously for the last three days. 

He kept on playing the game till 3 am in a room in which his brother was studying, said Meena, adding the boy went to adjoining to sleep after that. His body was found hanging from the ventilator’s grill in the morning, he said, adding the boy was rushed to MBS Hospital, where he was declared “brought dead”. 

No suicide note was recovered in the case, the SHO said. The boy lived in Gandhi Colony in the city along with his mother and brother, while his father, a Tamil Nadu native and Army man, is currently posted in Arunachal Pradesh. The boy’s body has been kept in hospital’s morgue for the postmortem, the SHO said.

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June 29,2020

Khammam, Jun 29: In an outrageous incident, some youths beat up a monkey and strung it up on a tree to death while also releasing dogs to attack it in Ammapalem village in Telangana's Khammam district.

A video of the heinous incident of animal cruelty has surfaced on social media, in which the monkey is seen hanging by a rope from a tree, desperately flailing its limbs while a couple of dogs attempt to pounce on and torment the hapless simian. After a while, several men are seen in the video approaching the animal with long sticks.

Forest officials have charged one villager Venkateshwar Rao under Wildlife Protection Act along with the other accused and arrested them. They were released on bail on Saturday and are set to be summoned for questioning by forest officials.

Rao had spotted the monkey, which had entered his residence apparently in search of food and beat it with a stick and hung it from a tree with the help of his friend.

In the video of the incident, Rao could also be seen instructing his pet dogs to bite the monkey, which was fighting for its life.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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