8 months ago
Kanpur Hospital Staff Suspended After Declaring Living Patient Dead
In a hospital in Kanpur, a man named Vinod was mistakenly declared dead because of a paperwork error.
The hospital staff thought he had died and even called the police to take his body away.
But when the police came, they found Vinod was actually alive.
Three hospital workers, including a doctor and a nurse, were suspended because of this mistake.
The hospital is now investigating what happened.
The other patient, an elderly man, had actually passed away and his body was sent for a post-mortem exam.
Vinod is still in the hospital and is getting better.
A paperwork error at Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital led to a living patient, Vinod (42), being declared dead.
Three staff members, including a junior resident doctor and a nurse, were suspended after the mistake was discovered.
Police personnel arrived to shift the 'body' to the mortuary but found Vinod alive, causing panic in the hospital.
An inquiry committee was constituted to probe the incident, with a report due within 48 hours.
The deceased patient was an unidentified elderly man who died from vomiting and diarrhoea, and his body was sent for a post-mortem.
- Who
- Vinod (42), an unidentified elderly man (around 60 years old), hospital staff including a junior resident doctor and a nurse, police personnel, hospital officials
- What
- A living patient was declared dead due to a paperwork error, leading to the suspension of three hospital staff members
- Where
- Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, under Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College
- When
- The mistake came to light on Saturday evening
- Why
- The junior doctor on duty allegedly filled out the wrong patient's medical file and declared him dead
Hospital Administration
Public and Media
Response to the Incident
Hospital Administration
The hospital administration has taken immediate action by suspending the staff involved and forming an inquiry committee to investigate the incident.
Public and Media
The public and media are concerned about the seriousness of the mistake and the potential for such errors to occur in the future.
Key facts
- Hospital Name
- Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital
- Patient Name
- Vinod (42)
- Staff Suspended
- 3 (including a junior resident doctor and a nurse)
- Inquiry Committee
- 3-member committee constituted to probe the incident
- Report Deadline
- 48 hours
- Deceased Patient
- Unidentified elderly man (around 60 years old)
- Cause of Death
- Vomiting and diarrhoea
- Patient's Condition
- Stable and continues to receive treatment
Quotes
Sanjay Kala
Principal of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College, who oversees the hospital
“A three-member inquiry committee has been constituted to probe the incident. The committee -- consisting of vice-principal Richa Agarwal, chief medical superintendent Saurabh Agarwal and superintendent-in-charge Rakesh Singh -- has been directed to submit a fact-finding report within 48 hours. Strict action will be taken based on the findings.”
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Rakesh Singh
Superintendent-in-Charge of Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital
“The junior doctor mistakenly filled out the file of the wrong patient. The records were corrected and sent to the police again.”
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