முறையாக படிக்காத நர்ஸ் குழந்தைக்கு ஐ.வி. இன்ஜெக்ஷன் போட்டது மருத்துவ சேவை குறைபாடு

In Spring Meadows Hospital & Anr. Etc. v. Harjol Ahluwalia Through K.S. Ahluwalia & Anr., I (1998) CPJ 1 (SC)
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a minor child was admitted by his parents to a nursing home as he was suffering fever. The patient was admitted and the doctor diagnosed typhoid and gave medicines for typhoid fever. A nurse asked the father of the patient to get an injection Lariago which was administered by the nurse to the patient who immediately collapsed. The doctor was examined and testified ...that the child suffered a cardiac arrest on account of the medicine having being injected which led to brain damage. The National Commission held that the cause of cardiac arrest was intravenous injection of Lariago of such a high dose. The doctor was negligent in performing his duty because instead of administering the injection himself he permitted the nurse to give the injection. There was clear dereliction of duty on the part of the nurse who was not even a qualified nurse and was not registered with any nursing council of any State. Both the doctor and nurse and the hospital were found liable and Rs. 12.5 lakh was awarded as compensation to the parents.

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(முறையாக படிக்காத நர்ஸ் குழந்தைக்கு ஐ.வி. இன்ஜெக்ஷன் போட்டது மருத்துவ சேவை குறைபாடு)
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Ratio decidendi: Only qualified nurse should administer injections.