Patient left ‘unattended’ inside MRI machine
Inquiry ordered into allegation
24/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHANDIGARH
An inquiry by the health department has been initiated on allegations of a 61 year-old patient, who complained that the staff at the MRI centre of the Panchkula civil hospital left him unattended inside the machine.
Raghubir Singh, who had gone to the MRI centre on Sunday to undergo the test for a dislocated shoulder, has in his complaint to the police and State’s Health Minister and Director General Health, stated that he was informed by the technicians that test would take around 15 minutes and that he will have to remain inside the machine for that period.
However, when even after about half an hour he was not removed from the machine, he started feeling uneasy, and somehow broke the belt around his waist and managed to get out of the machine, he alleged in his complaint.
Station House Officer at Sector 5 police station, Rajiv Miglani told The Hindu that a complaint has been received from the victim that he was left unattended in the MRI machine by the staff and they were investigating the matter.
“A departmental probe is also underway. There are CCTV footage available, and once the department’s report on the matter is completed, action will be taken if anyone is found guilty,” he said.
The MRI centre in-charge Amit Khokhar, however, dismissed the allegations and said that the patient was advised for a 20 minute scan but he panicked during the last two minutes. The staff then got him out of the machine.
Inquiry ordered into allegation
24/09/2019, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,CHANDIGARH
An inquiry by the health department has been initiated on allegations of a 61 year-old patient, who complained that the staff at the MRI centre of the Panchkula civil hospital left him unattended inside the machine.
Raghubir Singh, who had gone to the MRI centre on Sunday to undergo the test for a dislocated shoulder, has in his complaint to the police and State’s Health Minister and Director General Health, stated that he was informed by the technicians that test would take around 15 minutes and that he will have to remain inside the machine for that period.
However, when even after about half an hour he was not removed from the machine, he started feeling uneasy, and somehow broke the belt around his waist and managed to get out of the machine, he alleged in his complaint.
Station House Officer at Sector 5 police station, Rajiv Miglani told The Hindu that a complaint has been received from the victim that he was left unattended in the MRI machine by the staff and they were investigating the matter.
“A departmental probe is also underway. There are CCTV footage available, and once the department’s report on the matter is completed, action will be taken if anyone is found guilty,” he said.
The MRI centre in-charge Amit Khokhar, however, dismissed the allegations and said that the patient was advised for a 20 minute scan but he panicked during the last two minutes. The staff then got him out of the machine.
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