14-Year-Old Boy Dies After Injection, Telangana Medical Council Orders Probe
The two doctors were registered medical practitioners and employed at the nursing home which was being run by unqualified people, as per information received by TGMC.
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old boy died shortly after receiving an injection at Balaji Nursing Home in Thorrur, Mahbubabad. In response to the incident, the Telangana Medical Council (TGMC) has directed Dr P. Vikas, a general physician, and Dr Balne Poornima, a consultant at the nursing home, to submit a written statement regarding the case. Both doctors have been instructed to appear before the council within a week and provide clarification.
Additionally, the medical director of Balaji Nursing Home has been ordered to submit all relevant documents, including the hospital’s approval certificates and the registration certificates of the involved doctors, by the same deadline.
Dr Naresh Kumar, chairman of TGMC public relations committee, said the boy, from Kantaipalem in Mahbubabad, developed a fever on February 5. His parents took him to the nursing home where he was administered a steroid injection. He went into dehydradation and passed away in two days.
The two doctors were registered medical practitioners and employed at the nursing home which was being run by unqualified people, as per information received by TGMC.
The council has also expressed growing concerns about illegal and unethical practices within the medical field. Reports have surfaced indicating that some medical store owners and unqualified practitioners are operating unauthorised medical facilities. These individuals allegedly employ registered doctors to lend credibility to their practices while engaging in unethical activities. Among the reported practices are illegal gender determination tests, encouragement of abortions without proper medical justification, the prescription of unnecessary diagnostic tests and surgeries, and the offering of commissions and luxury incentives to fake doctors.
To aid in the crackdown on illegal medical practices, the TGMC urged citizens to report incidents of malpractice or the presence of fake doctors via email to antiquackerytsmc@onlinetsmc.in or through WhatsApp at 9154382727. Dr. Naresh Kumar, Chairman of the TGMC Public Relations Committee, assured that the identities of those filing complaints would be kept confidential.