Chennai: Tension at Stanley medical college as patient's kin slaps medico
Chennai: Medicos at Stanley Medical College and Hospital staged a protest at the hospital premises on Sunday after kin of a patient allegedly slapped a medical intern at the hospital on Saturday night while administering the patient.
Doctors alleged that a patient’s relative slapped the medical intern because the patient complained of pain during IV administration at around 1.30 am on Sunday. The doctors and medical college students sat in protest demanding round-the-clock security facilities at the ward to prevent such incidents in future.
Striking doctors demanded that they would not resume work unless security is deployed in wards. The doctors also demanded separate duty rooms for male and female interns and post-graduate students, with a cot, attached bathrooms, and a security guard in each ward.
Medicos carried out emergency medical care but did not join duty for regular medical services at the hospital during the day.
Postgraduate students resumed work after an assurance from the hospital authorities that more security would be provided.
The accused was arrested after the students filed a complaint at the local police station. When contacted, the resident medical officer said the demands of the students will be considered after the recent incident to prevent such cases in future.
